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Wanting More: a Look at Pre-clinical Students’ Desires for Increased Clinical Experiences and Interest in Mentoring Young Adults with Chronic Illness

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A growing population of children with chronic illness must transition from pediatric to adult healthcare. Medical students receive little formal training about the needs of these young patients. Strategies for educating students about how to address medical and psychosocial consequences of these conditions are needed. Interventions pairing medical students as mentors for young adults with chronic illness may provide dual benefit for both patient and student. To establish the feasibility of developing this type of program, we surveyed 165 medical students about their extra-curricular and clinical experiences as well as their interest in and expectations for a patient mentoring experience.

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    Adrienne Viola, Elliot J. Coups & Katie A. Devine

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    Adrienne Viola & Hanin Rashid

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Viola, A., Rashid, H., Coups, E.J. et al. Wanting More: a Look at Pre-clinical Students’ Desires for Increased Clinical Experiences and Interest in Mentoring Young Adults with Chronic Illness. Med.Sci.Educ. 29, 909–913 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-019-00787-1

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