Gonzalez-Suarez Aneysis D, Moya Emily, Perez Felipe D, Gutierrez Mark, Thomas Reena P
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
J Natl Med Assoc. 2025 Jun;117(3):208-221. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2025.05.001. Epub 2025 May 29.
Despite the growing diversity of the U.S. population, racial and ethnic minorities remain underrepresented in healthcare professions, perpetuating health disparities. This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Stanford University's Minority Medical Alliance (SUMMA) Premedical Conference in addressing these challenges. We conducted a survey of 238 former conference attendees from 2018 to 2023 to assess the conference's impact on their educational and career trajectories in medicine. The survey examined demographic variables, post-graduate intentions, and perceptions of the conference's impact using a 5-point Likert scale. 85% of survey respondents identified as first-generation medical students, with significant representation from Hispanic/Latino (30.67%), Black/African-American (20.17%), and Asian (21.43%) backgrounds. 44% applied to medical school post-conference, and 74% aspired to or were enrolled in medical school. Chi-square tests revealed that 43.75% of Black/African-American and 37.67% of Hispanic/Latino respondents applied to medical school, compared to 28.57% of Asian respondents (χ²=10.72, p=0.030), and that 56.25% of economically disadvantaged students applied to medical school compared to 30.91% of those not disadvantaged (χ²=16.99, p=0.001). Logistic regression highlighted that first-generation and economically-disadvantaged students had higher odds of applying to medical school (OR=4.84, p=0.005; OR=9.94, p<0.001). Likert scale responses showed that 81.9% of respondents agreed that the conference increased their confidence in navigating medical school applications and 68.2% agreed that it increased their confidence in seeking advisors. By sharing the effectiveness of the SUMMA conference in supporting minority students, we provide a learning opportunity by which other institutions may engage their communities to increase diversity in healthcare education.
尽管美国人口日益多样化，但医疗行业中种族和少数族裔的代表性仍然不足，健康差距长期存在。本研究评估了斯坦福大学少数族裔医学联盟（SUMMA）医学预科会议在应对这些挑战方面的有效性。我们对2018年至2023年的238名前会议参与者进行了一项调查，以评估该会议对他们医学教育和职业轨迹的影响。该调查使用5分量表检查了人口统计学变量、研究生意向以及对会议影响的看法。85%的调查受访者为第一代医学生，其中西班牙裔/拉丁裔（30.67%）、黑人/非裔美国人（20.17%）和亚裔（21.43%）背景的学生占比显著。44%的受访者在参加会议后申请了医学院，74%的人有志于或已被医学院录取。卡方检验显示，43.75%的黑人/非裔美国人和37.67%的西班牙裔/拉丁裔受访者申请了医学院，而亚裔受访者的这一比例为28.57%（χ²=10.72，p=0.030），经济上处于不利地位的学生中有56.25%申请了医学院，而未处于不利地位的学生中这一比例为30.91%（χ²=16.99，p=0.001）。逻辑回归强调，第一代和经济上处于不利地位的学生申请医学院的几率更高（OR=4.84，p=0.005；OR=9.94，p<0.001）。李克特量表的回答显示，81.9%的受访者同意该会议增强了他们应对医学院申请的信心，68.2%的人同意它增强了他们寻求导师的信心。通过分享SUMMA会议在支持少数族裔学生方面的有效性，我们提供了一个学习机会，其他机构可以借此动员其社区增加医疗保健教育的多样性。
