Implementation of a professional enrichment program to enhance medical school experience

dc.creator	Linda R. Adkison
dc.creator	Andrea L. Hanson
dc.date	2013-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:20:44Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:20:44Z
dc.identifier	10.4081/med.2013.e3
dc.identifier	2038-9531
dc.identifier	2038-954X
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/926c8a2ba86c4057b38d80e86739d22b
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/28486
dc.description	Medical students experience stress during medical education that can negatively impact performance. Typical <em>curricula</em> in U.S. medical schools are rigorously intense and provide little or no time off between courses in the first two years of training. This intensity contributes to increased stress for students accustomed to performing academically near the top of the class prior to matriculating in medical school. We describe an innovative new academic calendar that was modified to create a Professional Enrichment Program. Students can step back from the rigors of coursework and engage in several types of activities in order to decompress from recent studying and examinations. These activities include electives, service opportunities, independent study, and clinical experiences that are self-selected by students. Students and faculty complete surveys about the activities they completed and the usefulness of their choices. Results show broad approval of the program with the greatest results supporting an appreciation of time to decompress and an increase in time for family and personal activities.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	PAGEPress Publications
dc.relation	http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/med/article/view/4494
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2038-9531
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2038-954X
dc.rights	CC BY-NC
dc.source	Medical Education Development, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp e3-e3 (2013)
dc.subject	curriculum development, stress reduction, undergraduate electives, student-directed learning
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Implementation of a professional enrichment program to enhance medical school experience
dc.type	article