密歇根泌尿学学院 - - 我们在多元化泌尿病学劳动力方面的作用
Laura Zebib1, Sarosh Irani1, Simpa S Salami2
1University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.
Urology
|August 18, 2023
概括
密歇根泌尿学学院 (MUA) 成功地增加了对泌尿病学感兴趣的医学 (URiM) 代表性不足的学生的接触和指导. 与全国平均水平相比,MUA参与者显示出更高的泌尿器科匹配率.
科学领域:
- 医学教育 医学教育
- 外科手术的专业领域.
- 医学中的多样性和包容性
背景情况:
- 泌尿病领域的黑人和拉丁裔专业人员的代表性很低.
- 在线指导计划可以增加曝光率,并为代表性不足的学生提供关键支持.
- 密歇根泌尿学学院 (MUA) 成立是为了解决这些差异.
研究的目的:
- 评估在线指导计划的实用性和有效性,以帮助在医学中代表性不足的学生 (URiM) 对泌尿病学感兴趣.
- 评估密歇根泌尿学学院 (MUA) 对学生接触和指导的影响.
- 分析参加MUA计划的URIM学生的泌尿器科匹配率.
主要方法:
- 从2020年6月开始,每年进行为期2天的虚拟指导计划 (MUA).
- 收集了参与者的人口统计数据,调查评估了1周和3个月后对计划实用性和有效性的看法.
- 定性数据经过了主题分析,医学四年级学生的泌尿器科匹配结果被纵向跟踪.
主要成果:
- 在三年时间里,MUA吸引了来自104所医学院的208名URiM学生.
- 参与者包括42.3%的非裔美国人/黑人和14.9%的西班牙裔/拉丁裔学生.
- 第四年MUA参与者实现了比全国平均水平 (71.4%;P=.0486) 高的泌尿器科匹配率 (80.2%).
结论:
- 像MUA这样的在线指导计划对于增加URiM学生对泌尿病学的接触非常有价值.
- 该计划为多元化的学生提供了必要的网络机会和社区支持.
- 反强调了在节目物流中代表性,讲故事和透明度的重要性.
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