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Mentorship Program Offers Insight To Students’ Self-Efficacy Interested In Medicine, Brock Rops M.Ed, Chris Vanhove Md, Lauren Vanhove Md, Sanyogita Chandra Md, Ashley Durant Ms4, Shouri Dirks Ms3
Mentorship Program Offers Insight To Students’ Self-Efficacy Interested In Medicine, Brock Rops M.Ed, Chris Vanhove Md, Lauren Vanhove Md, Sanyogita Chandra Md, Ashley Durant Ms4, Shouri Dirks Ms3
Aesculapius Journal (Health Sciences & Medicine)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness and outcomes of a new mentorship program pairing medical students with high school students interested in attending medical school. Specifically, the aims of the program were looking at the self-efficacy of the process of application and entrance into medical school of high school students, the familiarity of the specialties/subspecialties in medicine, the confidence of pursuing a career in medicine, and the attitudes regarding the success of the mentorship program.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The researchers used a pre and post survey method; comparing qualitative data from responses to the surveys prior to …