Areeba Abid, Avinash Murugan, Imon Banerjee, Saptarshi Purkayastha, Hari Trivedi, Judy Gichoya
AI Education for Fourth-Year Medical Students: Two-Year Experience of a Web-Based, Self-Guided Curriculum and Mixed Methods Study
JMIR medical education
recent advances understanding racial socioeconomic mental health issues medicine relation policy legislation medical professionals increasingly involved local national advocacy efforts frontlines initiatives medical students addition completing required coursework clinical training devote serving patients civic participation burgeoning evidence concerning health care disparities inequity along greater awareness racial socioeconomic discrimination made advocacy essential aspect many students medical training every year thousands medical students join national medical advocacy organizations addition regional state local groups despite rich history medical student involvement advocacy remains much speculation skepticism practice essential component medical profession early initiatives pushing national health insurance world war ii encouraging antidiscrimination policies practices medical students collectively working create change patients efforts banning smoking airplanes creating safe syringe programs protesting police brutality many medical students work tirelessly advocacy despite minimal educational support guidance advocacy process given medical student advocacy continues grow shown measurable successes past authors believe efforts rewarded expanded upon authors examine historical examples medical student advocacy suggest ways advocacy integrated core medical school curricula activities call attention opportunities support students development knowledge skills facilitate legislative change expansion interprofessional collaborations credit curricular updates promote social health equity