Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA.
Department of Graduate Medical Education, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA.
Perm J. 2020;24. doi: 10.7812/TPP/19.153. Epub 2020 Apr 16.
There has been a steady decrease in the number of physician-scientists and a lack of diversity and inclusion of underrepresented minorities (URMs) in medicine.
To assess the research productivity, interest, and experience of medical students, including URMs, and resident and faculty mentors of the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center's 8-week, intensive, mentored Summer Clinical Otolaryngology and Obstetrics/Gynecology Research (SCORE) Program for second-year medical students.
A database of SCORE Program research projects was generated from 2016, when the program was launched, through 2018. SCORE Program students and faculty completed a brief, mixed-methods, anonymous exit survey that captured respondents' experiences, perceived program strengths, and opportunities for improvement. The number of peer-reviewed manuscripts produced were counted.
A total of 16 SCORE Program students (50% female and 38% URMs) between 2016 and 2018 and 8 residents and 8 faculty members in 2018 completed a brief, mixed-methods, anonymous exit survey that captured respondents' experiences, perceived program strengths, and opportunities for improvement. The medical students coauthored 12 published peer-reviewed articles, 25 abstracts or national posters, and 1 opinion editorial. According to the program's annual exit survey, 87% of students reported an increased interest in pursuing research, 93% had an increased interest in their respective specialties, and 93% believed they had positive mentorship experiences. Similarly, faculty and residents enjoyed mentoring students, thought that students positively contributed to their projects, and would support the SCORE Program in the future.
Structured research and mentoring experiences, such as the SCORE Program, may encourage students, including URMs, to pursue research throughout their careers in addition to adding research to their curriculum vitae to strengthen their residency applications.
医师科学家的数量一直在稳步减少，医学领域缺乏多样性和代表性不足的少数群体（URM）的包容性。
评估 Kaiser Permanente Oakland 医疗中心为期 8 周、强化、导师指导的暑期临床耳鼻喉科和妇产科研究（SCORE）计划的医学生（包括 URM）、住院医师和教师导师的研究成果、兴趣和经验。
从该计划启动的 2016 年到 2018 年，创建了 SCORE 计划研究项目数据库。SCORE 计划的学生和教师完成了一项简短的、混合方法的匿名退出调查，该调查记录了受访者的经历、感知到的项目优势以及改进机会。统计发表的同行评议论文数量。
共有 16 名 SCORE 计划学生（50%为女性，38%为 URM）和 2018 年的 8 名住院医师和 8 名教师完成了一项简短的、混合方法的匿名退出调查，该调查记录了受访者的经历、感知到的项目优势以及改进机会。医学生共同撰写了 12 篇已发表的同行评议文章、25 篇摘要或全国海报和 1 篇观点社论。根据该计划的年度退出调查，87%的学生报告说对从事研究的兴趣增加，93%的学生对各自的专业更感兴趣，93%的学生认为他们有积极的指导经验。同样，教师和住院医师喜欢指导学生，认为学生对他们的项目有积极贡献，并将在未来支持 SCORE 计划。
像 SCORE 计划这样的结构化研究和指导经验可能会鼓励学生（包括 URM）在整个职业生涯中从事研究，此外，他们还可以在简历中增加研究内容，以加强他们的住院医师申请。
