Open AccessSupported rural pre-medicine: a descriptive evaluation of a novel undergraduate program’s first cohorts
Author(s) -
Sara McEwen,
Takaia Larsen,
Elizabeth M. Lund,
Jonathan Vanderhoek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
canadian medical education journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1923-1202
DOI - 10.36834/cmej.72358
Subject(s) - humanities , political science , library science , medical education , medicine , art , computer science
Implication Statement Selkirk College’s Rural Pre-Medicine (RPM) program launched in 2014 as a unique undergraduate initiative designed to increase the number of students who prepare for future careers in rural healthcare and, in the longterm, to play a role in reducing rural health disparities. Preliminary evaluation indicates most students in the program have rural backgrounds and the majority of graduates with follow-up data go on to further health science programming, including medical school. Challenges with retention have been identified. RPM is committed to ongoing program improvement and to providing a model for similar programs in other jurisdictions.