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  • Titulo Artículo: Mini-med school for Aboriginal youth: experiential science outreach to tackle systemic barriers
  • Resumen: Introduction Addressing systemic barriers experienced by low-income and minority students to accessing medical school, the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine has spearheaded a year-round, mini-med school outreach initiative for Aboriginal students. Method Junior and senior high school youth generally attend the half-day program in classes or camps of 15–25, breaking into small groups for multisession activities. Undergraduate medical education students mentor the youth in stations offering experiential lessons in physical examination, reading x-rays, and anatomy. All resources from the medical school are offered in-kind, including a pizza lunch at midday, whereas community partners organize transportation for the attendees. Results Opening the medical school and its resources to the community offers great benefits to resource-constrained schools often limited in terms of science education resources. The model is also an effort to address challenges among the medical professions around attracting and retaining students from underserved populations.
  • Autores: Keri Williams, Lynden (Lindsay) Crowshoe, Rita I. Henderson, .
  • Titulo Revista: Medical education online, .
  • Numero: 10
  • Volumen:20
  • Fecha de publicación: 2015.
  • Base de Datos Bibliográfica: Medline-PubMed , .
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  • Idioma: Inglés
  • Página Inicial: 1 Página Final: 7
  • ISBN: 1087-2981