外科高中外联计划对未得到充分服务的高中生职业发展轨迹的效果感知

IF 0.9 Q3 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Education for Health Pub Date : 2024-05-22 DOI:10.62694/efh.2024.22

Arman Ghafari, Monica Gerges, Alexa Kassels, Aldo Arce, Neda Izadyar, Bruce Gao, Jaime Landman

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背景：美国面临着严重的医生短缺问题，预计到 2025 年还需要 52,000 名初级保健医生1 。2-4 高中外展项目将少数民族青少年引入医疗领域，可能会增加社会经济落后地区的医疗服务。我们的目标是确定泌尿外科高中外展计划的参与者在接受指导和接触医学领域后，是否会对从事医学或 STEM 相关领域的职业产生更浓厚的兴趣。方法：参加为期一天的泌尿外科高中外展项目（HSOP）的 138 名未接受过高等教育的高中生在参加由医生主持的讲座和由医科学生主持的五个泌尿外科相关手术技术研讨会之前进行了预调查。最后，医学生进行了问答讨论，并进行了后期调查。结果：138 名学生参与了前期调查，其中 110 名学生（79.7%）回答了后期调查。对这些调查回复的分析表明，泌尿外科 HSOP 主要服务于具有西班牙裔（39.1%）和亚裔（32.7%）背景的人群。问题一 "从事医疗保健职业的可能性 "在 5 分中平均增加了 0.11 分（p=0.014），具有显著的统计学意义。问题二涉及从事科学、技术、工程和数学职业的可能性，在 5 分中平均增加了 0.34 分（p<0.00001），增幅最大。问题三涉及对开发新技术的兴趣，在 5 分中平均提高了 0.28 分（p=0.001），具有统计学意义。结论总之，泌尿外科高中外展计划参与者对 STEM 和医学职业的兴趣有了明显提高。我们有必要进一步调查，以确定这些变化是否仅限于代表性不足的人群，还是扩展到所有计划参与者。

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Perceived Effectiveness of a Surgical High School Outreach Program on Career Trajectory of Underserved High School Students

Background: The United States faces a significant physician shortage, projecting a need for 52,000 more primary care doctors by 2025.1 Underserved communities are disproportionately affected by this shortage. With underrepresented minority healthcare providers being significantly more likely to practice in underserved communities, it is essential to increase diversity in medicine.2–4 High school outreach programs introducing teenagers from minority populations to the medical field may increase availability of healthcare in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. Our goal was to determine whether participants in the Urology High School Outreach Program experienced increased interest in pursuing a career in medicine, or STEM-related fields after receiving mentorship and exposure to the medical field. Methods: 138 underserved high school students participating in a one-day Urology High School Outreach Program (HSOP) took a pre-survey prior to a physician-led lecture, and five urology-related surgical techniques workshop stations, led by medical students. The sessions culminated with a Q&A panel with the medical students, followed by the post-survey. Results: Of the 138 students that participated in the pre-survey, 110 students (79.7%) answered the post-survey. Analysis of these survey responses revealed that the Urology HSOP predominantly served a demographic consisting of Hispanic (39.1%) and Asian (32.7%) backgrounds. Question One, pertaining to the likelihood of pursuing a career in healthcare, saw a statistically significant average increase of 0.11 out of 5 (p=0.014). Question Two, pertaining to the likelihood of pursuing a career in STEM, saw the largest significant average increase of 0.34 out of 5 (p<0.00001). Question Three, pertaining to interest in developing new technology, saw a statistically significant average increase of 0.28 out of 5 (p=0.001). Conclusion: In summary, a significant increase in interest towards STEM and medicine careers emerged among Urology High School Outreach Program participants. Further investigation is warranted to ascertain whether these changes are limited to the underrepresented demographic, or extend to all program participants.

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期刊介绍： Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice (EfH) is the scholarly, peer-reviewed journal of The Network: Towards Unity for Health. Our readers are health professionals, health professions educators and learners, health care researchers, policymakers, community leaders and administrators from all over the world. We publish original studies, reviews, think pieces, works in progress and commentaries on current trends, issues, and controversies. We especially want to provide our international readers with fresh ideas and innovative models of education and health services that can enable them to be maximally responsive to the healthcare needs of the communities in which they work and learn.