Gaëtan Béghin, Henry Markovits
Reasoning strategies and prior knowledge effects in contingency learning
Memory & cognition
medical school pathway programs strategy increase diversity physician workforce covid19 pandemic may negatively affected pathway programs challenging efforts increase diversity describe changes medical school pathway programs covid19 pandemic identify methods sustaining supporting programs pandemic survey study using exploratory sequential mixedmethod design conducted january 4 august 3 2021 semistructured interviews sample medical school pathway program administrators academic leaders us allopathic osteopathic medical school diversity pathway programs identified themes patterns change pathway programs since onset pandemic compared previous years themes used develop survey sent medical schools assess association covid19 programs association covid19 pandemic medical school diversity pathway programs explored using interview survey data assessing respondent characteristics changes scope size funding programs 2020 compared previous years respondents perceptions future needs pathway programs twelve program administrators academic leaders interviewed interviews revealed challenges benefits virtual programming engaging reaching students speakers value community partnerships sustaining programming importance psychosocial support mediating students mental health challenges due covid19 remote learning 198 schools surveyed quantitative phase 112 responded 566 106 946 sponsoring assisting pathway programs covid19 pandemic fortytwo respondents 396 reduced pathway programs since onset covid19 pandemic compared previous year program cancellations likely noted elementary schoolaged 500 decrease programming p 01 middle schoolaged 326 p 02 students compared older groups survey study schools indicated pathway programs disrupted covid19 ongoing flexible supports may needed sustain programs findings timely given recent investments equityfocused programs diversify health workforce