The influence of longitudinal mentoring on medical student selection of primary care residencies

BMC Medical Education

Research Article

Maria T Santos¹  Lisa Rucker²  Darwin Deen³  Diane Indyk⁴  Alice Fornari⁵  Wei-Hsin Lu⁶ 

[1] Department of Family Medicine, Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA;Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center of Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA;Department of Medicine, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City College of New York, NY, USA;Department of Pediatrics, Jacobi Medical Center of Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA;Office of Faculty Development, Hofstra University School of Medicine in partnership with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Healthy, Long Island, NY, USA;Office of the Dean, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Long Island, NY, USA;

关键词: Primary Care;    Medical Student;    Primary Care Provider;    Career Choice;    Mentor Program;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6920-11-27

 received in 2010-12-03, accepted in 2011-06-02,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe number of students selecting careers in primary care has declined by 41% in the last decade, resulting in anticipated shortages.MethodsFirst-year medical students interested in primary care were paired with primary care mentors. Mentors were trained, and mentors and students participated in focus groups at the end of each academic year. Quantitative and qualitative results are presented.ResultsStudents who remained in the mentoring program matched to primary care programs at 87.5% in the first year and 78.9% in the second year, compared to overall discipline-specific match rates of 55.8% and 35.9% respectively. Students reported a better understanding of primary care and appreciated a relationship with a mentor.ConclusionsA longitudinal mentoring program can effectively support student interest in primary care if it focuses on the needs of the students and is supportive of the mentors.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Indyk et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011