Evaluation of the pathways for students into health professions: The training of under-represented minority students to pursue maternal and child health professions
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The Pathways for Students into Health Professions program is one of four nationally funded programs by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the US Department of Health and Human Services to support the training of undergraduate students, particularly from under-represented minority groups to pursue maternal and child health professions. To assess the program's impact on student ratings, knowledge, and interest in maternal and child health professions. A baseline survey on student ratings and knowledge in maternal and child health topics and careers, public health topics, and career development topics was provided to 32 students at the beginning of their first year in the program and approximately 1 year after participation. Half of the students (16 students) in the program from 2009-2011 were from traditionally underrepresented minority groups. After participation, students reported significantly higher ratings of interest in maternal and child health topics and careers and in receiving adequate academic and career guidance. Students also reported significantly higher knowledge of public health, childhood and maternal morbidity and mortality, health care disparities, and life course health development. The program's didactic, experiential, and mentorship activities are changing student ratings and knowledge in a favorable direction toward maternal and child health careers and topics. Undergraduate training programs may be an important mechanism to strengthen the pipeline of a diverse healthcare workforce.
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Knowledge of health disparities and life course theory increased from 2.9 to 4.5 (p < 0.05) in the Guerrero et al. (2015) program.
“Knowledge of health disparities and life course theory: 2.9 → 4.5 (p < 0.05).”
From Pathway to Medicine and Health Programs Revisited: Outcomes and Institutional Adaptations in Greater Philadelphia and Beyond (2026) · cites this paper as Guerrero et al., 2015
The Assessment/Methods findings report increased maternal and child health knowledge after one year in the PSHP program, and the Conclusion describes small but significant gains in knowledge scores. Our copy does not give a 2.9-to-4.5 change or a p-value for knowledge of health disparities and life course theory specifically (searched: 2.9, 4.5, and the topic names). (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredUnderstanding of challenges in delivering health services for children and families increased from 2.7 to 4.4 (p < 0.05) in the Guerrero et al. (2015) program.
“Understanding of challenges in delivering health services for children and families: 2.7 → 4.4 (p < 0.05).”
From Pathway to Medicine and Health Programs Revisited: Outcomes and Institutional Adaptations in Greater Philadelphia and Beyond (2026) · cites this paper as Guerrero et al., 2015
The Findings report significant increases in students’ ratings on 11 of 13 maternal and child health topics, and the Conclusion identifies understanding challenges in delivering services for children and families as one of the largest pre–post changes. The passages available in our copy do not give the claimed 2.7-to-4.4 scores or an item-specific p-value, so those details cannot be verified. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredKnowledge of public health concepts increased from 2.4 to 4.3 (p < 0.05) in the Guerrero et al. (2015) program.
“Knowledge of public health concepts: 2.4 → 4.3 (p < 0.05).”
From Pathway to Medicine and Health Programs Revisited: Outcomes and Institutional Adaptations in Greater Philadelphia and Beyond (2026) · cites this paper as Guerrero et al., 2015
The Findings section (page unavailable) reports increased knowledge scores after one year in the PSHP program, and the Conclusion describes gains in learning about maternal and child health and public health. However, our copy does not give a public-health-concepts score rising from 2.4 to 4.3 or a p-value for that specific change; searches for those numbers found no matching passage. (LLM, conf=0.85)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredKnowledge of MCH careers and services increased from 2.3 to 4.4 (p < 0.05) in the Guerrero et al. (2015) program.
“Knowledge of MCH careers and services: 2.3 → 4.4 (p < 0.05).”
From Pathway to Medicine and Health Programs Revisited: Outcomes and Institutional Adaptations in Greater Philadelphia and Beyond (2026) · cites this paper as Guerrero et al., 2015
The Findings section reports significant increases in students’ perceived knowledge of MCH topics, including services for children and families, after one year in the program. Our copy does not give the claimed 2.3-to-4.4 values or an exact p-value for this measure (searched both numbers and Table 3), so the numerical claim is not verified. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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- Authors
- Guerrero, A. D., Holmes, F. J., Inkelas, M., Perez, V. H., Verdugo, B., & Kuo, A. A.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Corresponding author
- Guerrero, Alma D.
- Venue
- Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Published
- 2014-11-04
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 265-270
- ISSN
- 1092-7875 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6628
- PMC
- PMC4485444
- OpenAlex
- W2067286894
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 2.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Maternal and Child Health Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Pirkanmaan Sairaanhoitopiiri
- U.S. Public Health Service (T16MC06956)
- Maternal and Child Health Bureau
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K23HD080461)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Medical Education
- Keywords
- underrepresented minority students, health workforce diversity, pipeline development, mentoring, career guidance, health disparities, public health knowledge
- MeSH terms
- Career Choice, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Education, Professional, Educational Measurement, Female, Health Occupations, Humans, Male, Maternal-Child Health Centers, Mentors, Minority Groups, Sampling Studies, Students, United States, Program Evaluation, Program Development, Education, Public Health Professional, Young Adult
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