How Are We Teaching Advocacy? A National Survey of Internal Medicine Residency Program Directors.

Joel R BurnettBryanna De LimaEmily S WangKelly McGarryDaniel I KimMichael KisielewskiKelsi ManleySima S DesaiElizabeth EckstromTracey L Henry

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2024)

Over half of US IM residency programs offer no formal training in public advocacy skills and many reported lack of faculty expertise in public advocacy as a barrier. These findings suggest many IM residents are not taught how to advocate for communities and populations. Further, less than one-quarter of required curricula in public advocacy involves experiential learning.

Keyphrases

medical students
healthcare
mental health
medical education
quality improvement
emergency department