Abstract
IntroductionThe Covid-19 pandemic limited educational and career development opportunities for medical students, requiring innovative programs to accelerate professional identity formation and clinical skills acquisition.MethodsWe developed a brief coaching intervention that took place over the advanced (sub-internship) emergency medicine rotation at our institution. We trained coaches using a newly developed workshop, who met with students for an average of 4.5 hours over 3 weeks.Impact/effectivenessWe showed that this coaching program was both feasible and impactful for faculty coaches and medical students.
Highlights
The Covid-19 pandemic limited educational and career development opportunities for medical students, requiring innovative programs to accelerate professional identity formation and clinical skills acquisition
We developed a brief coaching intervention that took place over the advanced emergency medicine rotation at our institution
Impact/effectiveness: We showed that this coaching program was both feasible and impactful for faculty coaches and medical students. [West J Emerg Med. 2022;23(1)30–32.]
Summary
We developed a brief coaching intervention that took place over the advanced (subinternship) emergency medicine rotation at our institution. We trained coaches using a newly developed workshop, who met with students for an average of 4.5 hours over 3 weeks. Impact/effectiveness: We showed that this coaching program was both feasible and impactful for faculty coaches and medical students. Impact/effectiveness: We showed that this coaching program was both feasible and impactful for faculty coaches and medical students. [West J Emerg Med. 2022;23(1)30–32.]
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