Experiential-Learning Opportunities Enhance Engagement in Pipeline Program: A Qualitative Study of the Doctors of Tomorrow Summer Internship Program
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Purpose Doctors of Tomorrow (DoT) is a pipeline program between the University of Michigan Medical School and Cass Technical High School in Detroit where the overall mission is to encourage youth from communities that are underrepresented in medicine to pursue their interests in healthcare careers. Students have the opportunity to apply for a summer internship between 9th grade and 10th grade. There is limited literature on the effectiveness of experiential-learning opportunities in pipeline programs to support development of personal and professional skills. The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of students participating in the DoT summer internship program in order to better understand how their engagement influenced personal and professional development. Method An exploratory qualitative study was conducted using responses from 27 students who participated in the DoT summer internship program between 2014 and 2018. Students engaged in self-reflective practices prompted by weekly surveys. Data were analyzed through an inductive process by coding and thematic analysis. Results Four overarching themes were identified: (1) engagement in authentic experiential-learning opportunities; (2) development of professional skills; (3) self-reflection and actualization; and (4) real world barriers in experiential-learning. Conclusions High school students engaged in a variety of different community internships and shared insights that illustrated depth and diversity o…
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There are minimal reports about the personal impact of pipeline programs on participants and what elements contribute most to students' perception of their own success pursuing a health career.
“This gap in our knowledge is further compounded by minimal reports about the personal impact they have on participants, and what elements contribute most to the students' perception of their own success pursuing a health career.15–17”
From Dreams Realized: A Long-Term Program Evaluation of Three Summer Diversity Pipeline Programs (2021) · cites this paper as [16]
Our findings are in line with similar undergraduate pipeline programs serving URM and disadvantaged students.
“Our findings are in line with similar undergraduate pipeline programs serving URM and disadvantaged students.”
From Dreams Realized: A Long-Term Program Evaluation of Three Summer Diversity Pipeline Programs (2021) · cites this paper as [16]
A holistic approach and flexibility to recruit students who have the potential and interest to matriculate into health professions schools and who need the "intangible" supports may lead to an overall decrease in the percentage of "successful" participants, but will likely lead to an increase in medical school matriculants from disadvantaged backgrounds and enhance overall diversification of the健康
“We recognize this may lead to an overall decrease in the percentage of “successful” participants, but will likely lead to an increase in medical school matriculants from disadvantaged backgrounds and enhance overall diversification of the health care workforce in line with the social justice mission of many of these programs.12,13,16”
From Dreams Realized: A Long-Term Program Evaluation of Three Summer Diversity Pipeline Programs (2021) · cites this paper as [16]
Another pipeline program's longitudinal 10-year retrospective study revealed that 74% of graduates matriculated into graduate school in the biomedical sciences.
“another pipeline program's longitudinal 10-year retrospective study revealed that 74% of graduates matriculated into graduate school in the biomedical sciences.16”
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Stephenson-Hunter, C., Strelnick, A. H., Rodriguez, N., Stumpf, L. A., Spano, H., & Gonzalez, C. M. (2021) · Health Equity · doi:10.1089/heq.2020.0126 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
- Authors
- Kana, L. A., Noronha, C., Diamond, S., Pun, M., Broderick, M. T., Finks, J., & Sandhu, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Corresponding author
- Sandhu, Gurjit
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of the National Medical Association
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-02
- Volume
- 112
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 15-23
- ISSN
- 0027-9684 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3005104853
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4
- FWCI
- 1.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of the National Medical Association (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- National Institutes of Health (TL1TR002242)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
- Keywords
- pipeline programs, experiential learning, summer internship, underrepresented minorities in medicine, high school students, student engagement, professional skills development, self-reflection, community health
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Career Choice, Educational Measurement, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Internship and Residency, Male, Professional Competence, Psychology, Educational, Students, Medical, Program Evaluation, Problem-Based Learning, Qualitative Research
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