“Bridging The Gap” Medical Degree Preparatory Program (EMDP2) Military Students Provide Leadership and Mentorship to Classmates
Students with prior military experience have a significant impact on our institutions medical school classes. These students provide mentorship and professionalism to their fellow classmates. This study helps educators understand the perspectives and challenges faced by prior-service medical students and appreciate how to use the prior experience of these unique prior-service members to benefit the entire class.
Authors
- Virginia Randall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2944-9015)
- Althea Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6605-0110)
- Andrew Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3524-1571)
- Robert Vietor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5726-5972)
- Christopher Russo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1044-4735)
- Benjamin Asa Freedman
Institutions
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae512
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00