Wilson Katlin, Fleckenstein Haley, Arries Cade
Department of Laboratory Medicine and pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Acad Pathol. 2025 Aug 12;12(3):100211. doi: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100211. eCollection 2025 Jul-Sep.
Post-sophomore fellowship in pathology programs have been utilized nationally as a tool to recruit medical students into the field of pathology; however, few articles document their outcomes particularly in regards to career outcomes, scholarly output, and qualitative feedback. The University of Minnesota Medical School offers a one-year post-sophomore fellowship in pathology for medical students with the aim of introducing medical students to the field of pathology and increasing knowledge of research methods; however, there is hesitancy among current medical students about delaying graduation by one year for fellowships. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the post-sophomore fellowship in pathology at the University of Minnesota in terms of recruiting students into pathology specialties and fostering scholarly interest, as measured by career choices, publications, and interest in pathology. A retrospective analysis and survey revealed that approximately 55.6% of post-sophomore fellowship in pathology participants entered pathology specialties and that 69% of survey respondents indicated contributing to scholarly publications in the field of pathology during their post-sophomore fellowship in pathology year. Survey data revealed benefits of thepost-sophomore fellowship in pathology, including increased residency preparedness, letters of recommendation, and research engagement. Although the lack of a control group and potential selection bias limit the generalizability of these findings, our results suggest the post-sophomore fellowship in pathology model can attract medical students to pathology, foster research experiences, and better prepare students for residency.
病理学项目中的大二后奖学金在全国范围内被用作吸引医学生进入病理学领域的工具；然而，很少有文章记录其成果，特别是在职业成果、学术产出和定性反馈方面。明尼苏达大学医学院为医学生提供为期一年的病理学大二后奖学金，目的是让医学生了解病理学领域并增加对研究方法的了解；然而，当前的医学生对于因奖学金而将毕业推迟一年存在犹豫。本研究旨在评估明尼苏达大学病理学大二后奖学金在吸引学生进入病理学专业以及培养学术兴趣方面的有效性，通过职业选择、出版物以及对病理学的兴趣来衡量。一项回顾性分析和调查显示，大约55.6%的病理学大二后奖学金参与者进入了病理学专业，并且69%的调查受访者表示在病理学大二后奖学金年度期间为病理学领域的学术出版物做出了贡献。调查数据揭示了病理学大二后奖学金的益处，包括住院医师培训准备度提高、推荐信以及研究参与度。尽管缺乏对照组和潜在的选择偏倚限制了这些发现的普遍性，但我们的结果表明病理学大二后奖学金模式可以吸引医学生进入病理学领域，培养研究经历，并使学生更好地为住院医师培训做准备。
