Open AccessLongitudinal advocacy training for medical students: a virtual workshop series
Author(s) -
Courtney Hardy,
Mary Boulos,
Sehjal Bhargava,
Liam A Cooper-Brown,
Montana Hackett,
Jessica M. Hearn,
Elizabeth Rowe,
Jonathan S. Shapiro,
Jason Speidel,
Amelia Srajer,
Shazeen Suleman
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
canadian medical education journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1923-1202
DOI - 10.36834/cmej.73640
Subject(s) - curriculum , medical education , statement (logic) , computer science , psychology , medicine , political science , pedagogy , law
Implication StatementAdvocacy curricula in Canadian medical schools vary significantly. Expert-led, interactive workshops can effectively teach students how to address social determinants of health and advocate for patients. The Longitudinal Advocacy Training Series (LATS) is a free-of-charge, virtual program providing advocacy training created for Canadian medical students by students. The program was straightforward to implement and had high participation rates with 1140 participants representing 9.7% of enrolled Canadian medical students. As well, the program had high satisfaction reported by 87.6% of participants. The LATS toolkit enables health professional programs to develop similar programs for empowering effective health advocates.