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Year:: 2023
Contributor:: Hunt, Victor M.; Cheng, Jamie; Zupancic, Hannah (Author); Brown University. Alpert Medical School. Scholarly Concentration Program. Non-Scholarly Concentrator (research program)
Subject:: Medical education; Medically underserved areas; Brown University; Teaching; Social justice; Mentoring; Premedical education; Equity; Mentoring in education; Rhode Island--Woonsocket
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26300/14n1-3231

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Abstract:: In today's world, education is an important determinant of personal achievement, financial independence, and sociocultural influence, yet many students who are enrolled in the Woonsocket public school system face academic and social challenges that limit their scope of personal and professional advancement. This includes a lack of social capital and limited interactions with mentors, role models, and other contacts who can help shape self-expectations and personal standards for success. The influence of these networks can also be critical in accessing internships, shadowing programs, and experiential learning, putting individuals with these resources in a competitive position to outperform those without them. In order to better support Woonsocket students––specifically those with the goal of enrolling in college and later attending medical school––Victor M. Hunt and Hannah Zupancic collaborated to develop the Clinical Mentorship Program (CMP), a six-month after-school program offered to students at Woonsocket High School that features lectures in the medical sciences and shadowing sessions at Landmark Medical Center. The initiative was created out of recognition that many students at Woonsocket High School have limited access to the networks and social capital that reinforce the pursuit of college, medical school, and careers in medicine. The CMP is a model for a more interconnected system that amplifies crosstalk between public education and healthcare institutions, and elevates the academic and professional trajectory of students with tremendous talent but limited opportunity. With their passion identified, students are enabled to make more informed decisions, adjusting their viewpoint from short-term to long-term. Rather than looking ahead only one or two years at most, they may plan five or even ten years into the future, delaying their gratification to one day don a white coat and stethoscope. The necessity for diligence prompts students to approach the greatest versions of themselves––an ideal we should all want for one another, especially the next generation of leaders, thinkers, and healers.
Notes:: Scholarly concentration: Non-Scholarly Concentrator

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Hunt, Victor M.; Cheng, Jamie; Zupancic, Hannah, "Increased Access to Clinical Mentorship Among Urban High School Students May Reinforce the Pursuit of Careers in Medicine" (2023). Warren Alpert Medical School Academic Symposium. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/14n1-3231

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Warren Alpert Medical School Academic Symposium

The Warren Alpert Medical School Academic Symposium is an annual event at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University that provides Year II medical students a venue to present their summer research in a poster format. Participation in the Symposium …
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Increased Access to Clinical Mentorship Among Urban High School Students May Reinforce the Pursuit of Careers in Medicine