Bridging medical education goals and health system outcomes: An instrumental case study of pre-clerkship students' improvement projects.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many medical schools engage students in health system improvement (HSI) efforts. Evaluation of these efforts often focuses on students' learning outcomes and rarely considers the impact on health systems, despite the significant commitment health systems make to these efforts. Our study identified and evaluated system-level outcomes of pre-clerkship medical students' engagement in HSI efforts.

Methods

We used an instrumental case study approach to examine the effects of pre-clerkship medical students' engagement in HSI projects as part of a 15-month experiential curriculum. We extracted data from 53 project summaries and posters completed during the 2017-18 academic year and follow-up survey data collected in May 2019 from physician coaches and health system pro

SUBMITTER: O'Brien BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9391531 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature