Ali Baig Shams, Malhotra Kashish, Kowsik Mukunth, Banerjee Josh, Rahman Fazna, Ashokkumar Ashmethaa, Gillett Caroline, Kempegowda Punith
Birmingham Medical School, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, UK.
Department of Applied Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK.
Endocr Connect. 2024 Nov 14;13(12). doi: 10.1530/EC-24-0232. Print 2024 Dec 1.
To investigate the utility and effectiveness of a school outreach programme in areas of lower socioeconomic status to improve understanding of common endocrine topics and the medical profession.
Two secondary school outreach sessions were conducted in July 2022. Students were invited to attend lectures delivered by medical professionals and engage in poster-making sessions using the knowledge they had gained throughout the day. Participants completed anonymised pre- and post-session surveys. Outcomes were identified using Kirkpatrick's training evaluation model. Self-reported perceptions and beliefs (Kirkpatrick's level 2a) were compared using chi-square tests. Thematic analysis of team-led poster presentations was performed.
Of the 254 participants included, the response rates of pre- and post-session questionnaires were 75.6% and 56.2%, respectively. The outreach day increased students' understanding of obesity and diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, and Health Technology. The most well-received activities from the outreach day were voted to be the poster challenge (43.4%) and poster presentation (14.7%). Following the session, there was a trend towards an increased understanding of medical careers and interest in pursuing a medical career, although these did not reach statistical significance.
Outreach programmes could be a practical and effective approach to engaging prospective medical applicants from areas of lower socioeconomic status. Further studies are required to expand outreach programmes and investigate the efficacy of school engagement programmes.
调查在社会经济地位较低地区开展的学校外展项目，以提高对常见内分泌主题和医学职业的理解的效用和有效性。
2022年7月举办了两次中学外展活动。邀请学生参加医学专业人员举办的讲座，并利用他们一整天所学的知识参与海报制作环节。参与者完成了匿名的会前和会后调查。使用柯克帕特里克培训评估模型确定结果。使用卡方检验比较自我报告的认知和信念（柯克帕特里克二级a）。对团队主导的海报展示进行了主题分析。
在纳入的254名参与者中，会前和会后问卷的回复率分别为75.6%和56.2%。外展日提高了学生对肥胖与糖尿病、多囊卵巢综合征和健康技术的理解。外展日最受欢迎的活动被选为海报挑战赛（43.4%）和海报展示（14.7%）。活动结束后，学生对医学职业的理解和从事医学职业的兴趣有增加的趋势，尽管这些未达到统计学显著性。
外展项目可能是吸引社会经济地位较低地区未来医学申请者的一种切实有效的方法。需要进一步研究以扩大外展项目并调查学校参与项目的效果。
