Longitudinal advocacy training for medical students: a virtual workshop series
Courtney Hardy1, Mary Ellene Boulos2, Sehjal Bhargava3
1Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract:
Advocacy curricula in Canadian medical schools vary significantly. Expert-led, interactive workshops can effectively teach students how to address social determinants of health and advocate for patients. The Longitudinal Advocacy Training Series (LATS) is a free-of-charge, virtual program providing advocacy training created for Canadian medical students by students. The program was straightforward to implement and had high participation rates with 1140 participants representing 9.7% of enrolled Canadian medical students. As well, the program had high satisfaction reported by 87.6% of participants. The LATS toolkit enables health professional programs to develop similar programs for empowering effective health advocates.
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