The Developmental Impact of International Medical Service Trips on Premedical Students

Autor/in	Seltzer, Cynthia
Titel	The Developmental Impact of International Medical Service Trips on Premedical Students
Quelle	(2018), (137 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Northeastern University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4388-7479-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Premedical Students; Student Development; Medical Services; International Programs; Travel; Student Attitudes; Student Experience; Medical Schools; College Admission + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Arzt; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Schülerverhalten; Studienerfahrung; Medizinische Ausbildung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung
Abstract	Undergraduate premedical students are increasingly traveling to developing nations as a way to combine an interest in service, travel, and career exploration. The purpose of this interpretative phenomenological analysis is to understand the developmental and admissions impact of international medical service trips on the students who participate. Eight medical students participated in a semi-structured interview that asked them to reflect on an international medical service experience from their college career. Arthur Chickering's student development theory served as a theoretical framework for understanding student development. This study found that students chose to participate due to a combined interest in travel and learning about the field of medicine. Participants described shadowing, spending time with patients on the wards and research as their main activities. They related increases in maturity, self-confidence, self-reliance, and changes in point-of-view. Global perspective was impacted as participants developed relationships with people in their host country. Seeing poverty and lack of access to healthcare gave an appreciation of privilege. Trips played prominently on medical school applications and were discussed in interviews. Higher education professionals who work with premedical students can have a positive impact on their development and careers by advising them of ways to engage in trips with an ethical and learning mindset. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01