Accepted Type
Facilitated and Dedicated Poster
Code
LP17 - 01
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
yes
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Resident
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Impact of the mini-schools of health on future healthcare professionals' attitudes toward indigenous people
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Université de Montréal organizes Mini-Schools (MS), during which voluntary undergraduates of
health sciences visit indigenous youth and exchange about health topics. Undergraduates take part
to a pre-departure training one week before the MS. The MS last one day (Wemotaci) or one week
(Côte-Nord). This study aims to assess the impact of these activities on undergraduates' prejudices
toward indigenous people.
Methods
Undergraduates completed the Old-fashioned and the Modern Prejudiced Attitudes Toward
Aboriginals Scale (O-PATAS and M-PATAS) before the training (baseline), after the training (T1) and
after the MS (T2). Scores were compared using repeated measures ANOVA.
Results
Among the 70 participants, 49 filled the questionnaire at baseline, T1 and T2 (70% participation
rate). They were from 11 health & social sciences programs, 77.6% were women, mean age was
21.8, 36.7% were in medicine, 24.5% in nursing. There was a significant reduction of prejudices as
measured by the O-PATAS (Baseline 23.1 ± 5.9, vs. T1 22.4 ± 5.5 vs. T2 18.9 ± 5.6; Intervention
effect : F (2, 96) = 12.4, p < 0.001). The reduction was significant at T2 (F(1,48) = 12.7 p=0.001),
but not at T1 (F(1,48) = 0.7 p=0.4). Likewise, there was a reduction of prejudices as measured by
the M-PATAS (Baseline 23.2 ± 6.0, vs. T1 23.6 ± 6.2 vs. T2 21.1 ± 5.5; Intervention effect : F (2,96)
= 5.3, p =0.009). The reduction was significant at T2 (F(1,48) = 7.9 p=0.007), but not at T1 (F(1,48)
= 0.5 p=0.5).
Conclusion
In a group of voluntary undergraduates in health and social sciences, opportunity for exchange with
indigenous communities, but not theoretical teaching, appears to reduce prejudices. Maintenance of
such changes over time remains to be eluded.
Level of Training
Post Graduate
Abstract Themes
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Health Promotion
Additional Theme (First choice)
Inter-professional Education
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Professionalism
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Christophe Moderie
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
