ABSTRACT

Background/Objective Medical student geriatrics education using community-based volunteer older persons, known as a Senior Mentor Program (SMP), began decades ago. Though these programs have been described and evaluated against curriculum objectives, the full breadth of students’ learning from SMPs has not been reported. Methods We conducted a qualitative study using content analysis of reflections of Year 2 medical students submitted during a single visit home-based SMP. Written reflections of 102 randomly selected students from 2016–2018 were inductively coded and grouped into themes. Older persons from the SMP site assisted in coding and quotation selection. Results We discerned six themes from the evaluation of student reflections: student insight, interview and exam, social community, challenges with aging, strengths (responses to challenges), and physical infrastructure. Conclusion A single home visit with older adults enables pre-clinical medical students to learn about multiple positive aspects of aging.

摘要

背景/目标 医学生老年医学教育使用社区志愿者老年人，称为高级导师计划 (SMP)，始于几十年前。尽管这些课程已经根据课程目标进行了描述和评估，但尚未报告学生从 SMP 学习的全部范围。方法 我们使用内容分析对单次访问家庭 SMP 期间提交的 2 年级医学生的反思进行了定性研究。对 2016-2018 年 102 名随机选择的学生的书面反思进行了归纳编码并分组为主题。来自 SMP 站点的老年人协助编码和报价选择。结果 我们从学生反思的评估中发现了六个主题：学生洞察力、面试和考试、社会社区、老龄化挑战、优势（对挑战的反应）、和物理基础设施。结论 与老年人进行一次家访可以使临床前医学生了解衰老的多个积极方面。