Effects of summer internship and follow-up distance mentoring programs on middle and high school student perceptions and interest in health careers

Effects of summer internship and follow-up distance mentoring programs on middle and high school student perceptions and interest in health careers

Abstract Background Minorities are underrepresented in health professions and efforts to recruit minority students into health careers are considered a way to reduce health disparities. There is little research about the effectiveness of these programs, other than satisfaction. This study aimed to m...

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Main Authors: Emma Fernandez-Repollet, Craig Locatis, Wilfredo E. De Jesus-Monge, Richard Maisiak, Wei-Li Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Subjects:
Health career education
Distance mentoring
Health disparities
Minority students
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-018-1205-3

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