The Pre-Medical Health Coach (PHC) program: pre-medical students as volunteer health coaches at a safety-net hospital in California, 2016–2020
The Pre-Medical Health Coach (PHC) program may benefit both PHCs and patients. PHCs were diverse and providing chronic disease self-management support to patients in a safety-net health care system. This program could be readily adapted in health care systems nationwide to increase diverse entrants to the healthcare workforce.
Authors
- Bacon F. Chow
- Lyn Berry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5478-4643)
- Kala M. Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8281-5796)
- Sharone Abramowitz
- Emma B. Shak
Institutions
- San Francisco VA Medical Center (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Touro University California (US)
- Alameda Health System (US)
- Highland Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06524-6
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Common Fund