概括
支持社区 (COS) 计划通过为代表性不足的学生提供全面支持,在他们的学术和职业生涯中成功增加了医学的多样性.
科学领域:
- 医学教育 医学教育
- 健康 公平 卫生 公平
- 在STEM中的多样性
背景情况:
- 增加医学的多样性对于满足不同患者群体的需求至关重要.
- 代表性不足的群体,包括土著,黑人和菲律宾学生,以及残疾人或经济弱势群体,在追求医疗事业时经常面临障碍.
研究的目的:
- 描述支持社区 (COS) 倡议,这是一项旨在增强医学研究和实践多样性的纵向计划.
- 概述该计划的多方面的方法来支持从本科到研究生水平的学生.
主要方法:
- 该COS计划采用三方面方法:招生信息,指导和体验机会,以及申请支持 (例如,MCAT准备).
- 该计划支持加拿大各地的学生在各个学术阶段,从本科到博士学位及以上.
主要成果:
- 在过去的三年里,COS已经吸引了1100多名参与者.
- 该计划已成功支持80多名学生进入医学院.
- 现在,COS的校友在15所加拿大医学院中的11所和几个美国机构中工作.
结论:
- 支持社区倡议通过为代表性不足的学生提供有针对性的支持,有效地促进了医学的多样性.
- 该计划的成功证明了全面,纵向支持在增加获得医学教育和研究职业的价值.
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