The Beyond the Books Program: Improving Medical Student Attitudes Toward the Underserved
Purpose: To determine the impact of the Beyond the Books (BTB) program, a short-term pre-clinical intervention, on medical student attitudes toward the underserved (MSATU). Methods: BTB was evaluated through a prospective cohort study using the validated MSATU questionnaire. Results: There were no s...
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doaj-890860b217944a2ebcdb1e332d927b742020-11-24T23:06:44ZengMary Ann LiebertHealth Equity 2473-12422018-06-01219810210.1089/HEQ.2018.0015The Beyond the Books Program: Improving Medical Student Attitudes Toward the UnderservedAaron M. Briggs0Stephen Y. Wang1Subasish Bhowmik2Jacob Wasag3Roshini C. Pinto-Powell4Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthGeisel School of Medicine at DartmouthGeisel School of Medicine at DartmouthGeisel School of Medicine at DartmouthGeisel School of Medicine at DartmouthPurpose: To determine the impact of the Beyond the Books (BTB) program, a short-term pre-clinical intervention, on medical student attitudes toward the underserved (MSATU). Methods: BTB was evaluated through a prospective cohort study using the validated MSATU questionnaire. Results: There were no significant MSATU total score differences between BTB students (n=13) and student controls (n=29) at the beginning of the program. At the program's conclusion, BTB participant MSATU total scores were significantly higher than those of controls (p<0.001). Conclusion: Although limited by selection methods, our MSATU data support the capability of short-term pre-clinical interventions to significantly improve medical student attitudes toward underserved communities.https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2018.0015attitudeseducationmedicineunderserved |
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The Beyond the Books Program: Improving Medical Student Attitudes Toward the Underserved |
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beyond the books program: improving medical student attitudes toward the underserved |
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Mary Ann Liebert |
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Health Equity |
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2473-1242 |
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2018-06-01 |
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Purpose: To determine the impact of the Beyond the Books (BTB) program, a short-term pre-clinical intervention, on medical student attitudes toward the underserved (MSATU).
Methods: BTB was evaluated through a prospective cohort study using the validated MSATU questionnaire.
Results: There were no significant MSATU total score differences between BTB students (n=13) and student controls (n=29) at the beginning of the program. At the program's conclusion, BTB participant MSATU total scores were significantly higher than those of controls (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Although limited by selection methods, our MSATU data support the capability of short-term pre-clinical interventions to significantly improve medical student attitudes toward underserved communities. |
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