Residents Vote! A Framework and Toolkit to Improve Resident Voting Rates.

ABSTRACT: Background Elections substantially impact health care, yet physicians vote less frequently compared to the general population. Engaging residents and fellows in elections, during training when professional identities are formed, may improve physician voting rates. Objective To examine the feasibility and acceptability of a centralized, institution-wide approach to improve graduate medical education (GME) trainee awareness, registration, and participation in the electoral process. Methods Our framework was implemented in academic year 2023-2024, leading up to the 2024 Michigan presidential primary election. It included: voter registration instruction during resident orientation; emails with election deadlines and nonpartisan voting information; distribution of wearable

SUBMITTER: Goyal N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11838051 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature