Medical Student Diversity Elective or Required

Effects of a refugee elective on medical student perceptions

BACKGROUND There are growing numbers of refugees throughout the world. Refugee health is a relatively unstudied and rarely taught component of medical education. In response to this need, a Refugee Health Elective was begun. Medical student perceptions toward cultural aspects of medicine and refugee health before and after participation in the elective were measured. METHODS Preliminary quest...

4th year medical student elective in multidisciplinary thoracic oncology

Content description This month-long elective employs a flipped classroom approach with didactic teaching materials that are delivered on an interactive online platform. Materials include recorded videolectures with pre-lecture, post-lecture and embedded multiple choice questions (MCQs); case studies with a sequential, question and answer learning approach and embedded MCQs; a pre-course quiz an...

The medical student elective in Africa: advice from the field.

A student-implemented elective to improve medical student confidence in providing diabetes self-management support

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to develop a preclerkship elective and assess its effectiveness in supplementing medical students' education. METHODS A group of medical students under the guidance of two faculty advisors developed an elective consisting of six sessions covering a variety of practical aspects of diabetes care/education taught by an interprofessional team. Following th...

A student-initiated and student-facilitated international health elective for preclinical medical students

INTRODUCTION Global health education is becoming more important for developing well-rounded physicians and may encourage students toward a career in primary care. Many medical schools, however, lack adequate and structured opportunities for students beginning the curriculum. METHODS Second-year medical students initiated, designed, and facilitated a pass-fail international health elective, pr...