Supported rural pre-medicine: a descriptive evaluation of a novel undergraduate program’s first cohorts
Implication Statement Selkirk College’s Rural Pre-Medicine (RPM) program launched in 2014 as a unique undergraduate initiative designed to increase the number of students who prepare for future careers in rural healthcare and, in the longterm, to play a role in reducing rural health disparities....
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oai:doaj.org-article:56ea561ab88345dda6ca20d06ffeb8152021-12-01T22:35:33ZSupported rural pre-medicine: a descriptive evaluation of a novel undergraduate program’s first cohorts10.36834/cmej.723581923-1202https://doaj.org/article/56ea561ab88345dda6ca20d06ffeb8152021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/72358https://doaj.org/toc/1923-1202 Implication Statement Selkirk College’s Rural Pre-Medicine (RPM) program launched in 2014 as a unique undergraduate initiative designed to increase the number of students who prepare for future careers in rural healthcare and, in the longterm, to play a role in reducing rural health disparities. Preliminary evaluation indicates most students in the program have rural backgrounds and the majority of graduates with follow-up data go on to further health science programming, including medical school. Challenges with retention have been identified. RPM is committed to ongoing program improvement and to providing a model for similar programs in other jurisdictions. Sara McEwenTakaia LarsenElizabeth LundJonathan VanderhoekCanadian Medical Education JournalarticleEducation (General)L7-991Medicine (General)R5-920ENCanadian Medical Education Journal (2021) |
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Implication Statement
Selkirk College’s Rural Pre-Medicine (RPM) program launched in 2014 as a unique undergraduate initiative designed to increase the number of students who prepare for future careers in rural healthcare and, in the longterm, to play a role in reducing rural health disparities. Preliminary evaluation indicates most students in the program have rural backgrounds and the majority of graduates with follow-up data go on to further health science programming, including medical school. Challenges with retention have been identified. RPM is committed to ongoing program improvement and to providing a model for similar programs in other jurisdictions.
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Supported rural pre-medicine: a descriptive evaluation of a novel undergraduate program’s first cohorts |
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