Submission ID 78203
| Code | P41 |
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| At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: | |
| Category | Medical Education |
| Type | Poster |
| Will the presenter be a: | Early Career Faculty - (Less than 7 years of practice) |
| Title | Becoming Medical Educators: Evaluation of A Pilot Medical Education Elective |
| Background/Purpose | Recruiting and developing new medical educators can be challenging. Introducing medical students to the field of medical education can be a valuable approach to stimulate interest in this vital career path. We developed and evaluated a three-week pilot elective in medical education for 4th-year medical students based on a community of practice model that required students to engage in authentic educational activities with the aim of inspiring interest in pursuing a future career in medical education. |
| Methods | To evaluate our pilot elective, we conducted a contribution analysis that relied on a program logic model to identify how the program activities contributed to observed outcomes. We relied on data from students' curriculum development projects, presentations, one-on-one debrief sessions, and written reflections to refine our logic model and the elective curriculum. |
| Results | We found that 3 of the 4 students who participated in the elective continued to engage in medical education activities once they completed the elective and entered residency training. Key contributors to this outcome were students' autonomy over the topic and approach to their curriculum development projects, sequenced didactic sessions that guided students through the process, and supporting students to identify opportunities to implement and share their curriculum with others. We refined the program logic model to strengthen the links between these activities. |
| Discussion | Providing medical students with an opportunity to engage in authentic medical education activities and participate in a larger community of practice of medical educators provides a promising method for recruiting and developing future medical educators. |
| Keyword 1 | Medical Education Elective |
| Keyword 2 | Community of Practice |
| Keyword 3 | Evaluation |
| Abstract content most relevant to: (check all that apply) | Undergraduate Medical Education |
| Abstract Track - First Choice | Curriculum |
| Curriculum | Electives |
| Authors | Christen Rachul Christen Rachul Joanne Hamilton Chelsea Jalloh Kathleen Legris |
