A Hospitalist mentoring program to sustain interest in healthcare careers in under-represented minority undergraduates

Abstract

The interest of undergraduate minority prehealth students in healthcare careers may be maintained by participation in a multifaceted, year-long mentoring program such as HIP.

Undergraduate College Pathway Programs Designed to Attract and Matriculate Students from Underrepresented Groups into Medicine

“…Among the programs reporting sex, female students were consistently the majority enrolled, and in seven (28%) of the programs, women students accounted for more than 80% of the accepted cohort. 22,23,25,26,29,34,35 Since 1996, University of California-based programs 27 could not collect race or ethnicity data as part of recruitment because of legal limitations (eg, challenges to affirmative action) and therefore relied on other metrics such as identification residential ZIP codes or income to serve as markers for underrepresented status. 31 Four (16%) programs deliberately partnered with minority-serving organizations such as local historically Black colleges and universities.…”

“…24 Five (20%) programs delineated expectations and faculty professional development opportunities for participating mentors. 33,35,36,41,47 One described this as preparation for mentors to address individual social concerns and mental health. 47 Another program included a diversity training requirement, after which faculty expressed feeling equipped to serve as a mentor and, in turn, increased job satisfaction.…”

Physician Shadowing: An Essential Practice in Fostering the Doctors of Tomorrow

“…3,10,15 This aspect is crucial, especially for those students from disadvantaged backgrounds who may have less connections to the medical field. 2,16 New, innovative techniques to enhance shadowing experiences are being developed. The University of Kentucky developed a course, Doctoring Undercover, to expand on the traditional approach of shadowing.…”

Enhancing Nephrology Career Interest through the ASN Kidney TREKS Program

“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The Kidney TREKS Program was designed on the basis of these concepts ( Figure 1). Annually, 25 medical students and five graduate students are selected from a pool of applicants to join the cohort.…”