Allen Alexa, Conner Brandon, Gantman Brooke, Warner Kendal, Nash Ranna, Janes Brady, Hellum Megan, Singer Cherie
Medical Student, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV USA.
Coordinatior for Student Development and Academic Enrichment, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV USA.
Discov Educ. 2022;1(1):12. doi: 10.1007/s44217-022-00012-z. Epub 2022 Sep 15.
The transition to medical school marks a very stressful time for matriculating students. Despite this challenging transition period, intellectually rigorous pre-matriculation programs are not a common component of the curriculum at many medical schools across the country. Students are often not given the opportunity to learn about the high expectations of medical school before being thrown into classes. Thus, more time and attention should be devoted to curricular interventions that target this critical window in medical education.
MedFIT is a robust, 1.5-week orientation program that introduces matriculating students to the rigors of medical school in a low-stakes environment. This program provides students with a preview of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) curriculum through hands-on learning sessions in addition to exposing them to extracurricular opportunities and research initiatives. Furthermore, MedFIT connects incoming students with second-year mentors, laying the foundation for longitudinal peer mentorship.
Qualitative survey feedback from each subsequent class has been increasingly positive, demonstrating MedFIT's effectiveness in improving students' academic and interprofessional transitions into medical school. Despite the program's hybrid format in 2020 due to COVID-19, overall ratings were as positive as the previous year. Additionally, students had decreased rates of remediation, repeated years, and withdrawal, and had better Match outcomes when compared to students who participated in UNR Med's previous orientation program.
MedFIT remains a well-received, adaptable entity that is continuously modified every year to best supplement student needs and mirror the pre-clinical curricular landscape present at that time.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s44217-022-00012-z.
对于即将进入医学院的学生来说，向医学院过渡是一段压力巨大的时期。尽管处于这一具有挑战性的过渡阶段，但在全国许多医学院校的课程中，学术要求严格的入学前课程并非常见组成部分。学生们在开始上课之前，往往没有机会了解医学院的高期望。因此，应该将更多时间和精力投入到针对医学教育这一关键阶段的课程干预中。
MedFIT是一个为期1.5周的强化迎新项目，在低压力环境下让即将入学的学生了解医学院的严格要求。该项目通过实践学习课程，让学生预览内华达大学雷诺医学院（UNR Med）的课程，此外还让他们接触课外机会和研究项目。此外，MedFIT将新生与二年级导师联系起来，为长期的同伴指导奠定基础。
后续班级的定性调查反馈越来越积极，表明MedFIT在改善学生进入医学院的学术和跨专业过渡方面是有效的。尽管由于2019年冠状病毒病，该项目在2020年采用了混合形式，但总体评分与上一年一样积极。此外，与参加UNR Med之前迎新项目的学生相比，参与该项目的学生补救、留级和退学率降低，且匹配结果更好。
MedFIT仍然是一个广受好评、适应性强的项目，每年都会不断改进，以最好地满足学生需求，并反映当时的临床前课程情况。
在线版本包含可在10.1007/s44217-022-00012-z获取的补充材料。
