Systems-Based Training in Graduate Medical Education for Service Learning in the State Legislature in the United States: Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a dearth of advocacy training in graduate medical education in the United States. To address this void, the Legislative Education and Advocacy Development (LEAD) course was developed as an interprofessional experience, partnering a cohort of pediatrics residents, fourth-year medical students, and public health students to be trained in evidence-informed health policy making.

Objective

The objective of our study was to evaluate the usefulness and acceptability of a service-based legislative advocacy course.

Methods

We conducted a pilot study using a single-arm pre-post study design with 10 participants in the LEAD course. The course's didactic portion taught learners how to define policy problems, research the background of the situation, brainstorm

SUBMITTER: Shah SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5663953 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature