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Title: 

An Evaluation of a Sustained Senior Mentor Program for Medical Students

Authors: Ratner, Edward
Kilaberia, Tina
Englund, June
Fink, Howard
Keywords: Medical student, medical school education, geriatrics, evaluation
Issue Date: 17-Mar-2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Citation: https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2021.1899918
Abstract: Background/ Objective: Medical student geriatrics education using community-based volunteer 2 older persons, known as a Senior Mentor Program (SMP), began decades ago. Though these 3 programs have been described and evaluated against curriculum objectives, the full breadth of 4 students’ learning from SMPs has not been reported. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study using content analysis of reflections of Year 2 6 medical students submitted during a single visit home-based SMP. Written reflections of 102 7 randomly selected students from 2016-2018 were inductively coded and grouped into themes. 8 Older persons from the SMP site assisted in coding and quotation selection. Results: We discerned six themes from the evaluation of student reflections: student insight, 10 interview and exam, social community, challenges with aging, strengths (responses to 11 challenges), and physical infrastructure. Conclusion: A single home visit with older adults enables pre-clinical medical students to learn 13 about multiple positive aspects of aging.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2451/63937
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2021.1899918
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