Adam Hampshire, Doris A Chatfield, Anne Manktelow MPhil, Amy Jolly, William Trender, Peter J Hellyer, Martina Del Giovane, Virginia F J Newcombe, Joanne G Outtrim, Ben Warne, Junaid Bhatti, Linda Pointon, Anne Elmer, Nyarie Sithole, John Bradley, Nathalie Kingston, Stephen J Sawcer, Edward T Bullmore, James B Rowe, David K Menon
Multivariate profile and acute-phase correlates of cognitive deficits in a COVID-19 hospitalised cohort
EClinicalMedicine
medical school curricula increasingly incorporated topics content related health equity affiliated social determinants health however limited literature guide programs might measure success initiatives previous studies assessed medical student attitudes perceived knowledge preparedness skills based selfreported measures attributes compared withingroup betweengroup differences onset novel equityfocused curriculum implementation multicomponent approach thread lectures panel discussions content dedicated health equity concepts assessed using adapted versions two validated survey instruments measured constructs baseline data collected prior coursework followup early students second year assessed change attributable equityfocused curriculum thread additional comparison cohort secondyear students exposure curriculum data collected beginning academic years 20212022 20222023 multivariate analysis variance indicated significant change time p 0001 analyses variance identifying students perceived current skills topic knowledge increasing time significant differences found two separate groups m2 students students perceived skills working diverse patient populations knowledge topics focused health equity increased across study despite much smaller response rate student cohort followup students perception prepared care patients diverse backgrounds unaffected attitudinal assessment revealed ceiling effect baseline explored longitudinal assessment ongoing effort evaluate success equityfocused curricula programs study contributes evidence change outcomes help guide programs determining outcomes best reflect areas programmatic need impact