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12 Tips for taking a Student Led Medical Education Program from Concept to Curriculum
Thomas Sebastian Haupt1, Todd Dow1, Michael Smyth1
1Dalhousie Medical School.
Mededpublish (2016)
|December 13, 2023
Summary
Medical students face career choice stress. The Pre-clerkship Residency Exploration Program (PREP) offers early exposure to specialties, aiding informed decisions and providing 12 tips for program creation.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Graduate Medical Education
- Surgical Specialties
Background:
- Medical students experience significant stress when choosing a career specialty.
- Traditional medical school curricula may not provide adequate exposure to all specialties.
- Early exposure to diverse medical fields is crucial for informed career decisions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the development and implementation of the Pre-clerkship Residency Exploration Program (PREP).
- To provide guidance on creating sustainable and effective medical education programs.
- To assist medical students in making informed specialty choices.
Main Methods:
- Developed a two-week summer elective program (PREP) for medical students.
- Focused on specialties that receive limited attention in standard medical school training.
- Documented challenges, failures, and successes in program initiation.
Main Results:
- Successfully created and implemented the PREP program.
- Gained valuable insights from the process of overcoming obstacles.
- Identified key strategies for program sustainability and faculty/administration buy-in.
Conclusions:
- The PREP model offers a viable approach to enhance medical student specialty exploration.
- The 12 tips provided can guide the creation of innovative medical education initiatives.
- Student-led program development can be a successful strategy for addressing educational needs.
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