Medical Student Mentors for Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Impact on Mentors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In the United States, physicians and residents report inadequate training in managing adolescents and young adults (AYAs) during the transition from pediatric to adult care, particularly AYAs with chronic illnesses such as sickle cell disease (SCD). We developed an intervention where medical students serve as similar-aged "peer" mentors to offer informational and developmentally appropriate support to AYA patients during the period of transition. Our initial work showed the feasibility and acceptability of this intervention for young adults with SCD. In this report, we evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of this non-randomized trial on medical student mentors.

Methods

Following training, medical student mentors were paired 1:1 with an A

SUBMITTER: Viola AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811965 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature