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Prevalence of health professional students at a Midwestern College of Health Professions who attended a high school biomedical program
Dennill, Kameshni
Dennill, Kameshni
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2008-05
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Physician assistants,Medical education,Health occupations schools,Healthcare professionals,Biomedical programs,Career development,Vocational guidance
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Abstract
To address the shortage of healthcare professionals nationwide, high schools
across the nation have introduced biomedical programs into their curriculum to draw students
into the health career track; in particular minority and underrepresented students who represent a
large untapped resource of potentially eligible healthcare students. In order to determine the
magnitude of such programs in Kansas, 1,358 individuals were surveyed who were either current
or past healthcare students in a Midwestern college of health professions. Methodology: A 16
question survey, collected respondents’ demographic information, whether they participated in a
high school biomedical program, and their perceptions of the program (if a participant). If
appropriate the respondents were also asked to rate their biomedical program in terms of
curriculum, healthcare insight gained, clinical experience, and student counseling. Results: The
survey response rate was 17.7% (n=241). Only 7% (n=18) of the respondents participated in a
high school biomedical program. Of those students who participated in a biomedical program,
94% went on to major in healthcare during college. Demographically, the majority (89.2%) of respondents were White and (86.3%) were female with little representation of minority and
underrepresented students. Conclusion: Overall it appears that only a small percent of the preprofessional
and professional healthcare students at a Midwestern college of health professions
attended a biomedical program in high school; however, those who did found the programs to be
beneficial in preparing them for a career in healthcare.
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A project presented to the Department of Physician Assistant of Wichita State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Physician Assistant.
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Wichita State University. Graduate School