Evaluating the effectiveness of a programme for improving the participation and academic success of an underrepresented minority group in New Zealand

Sopoaga, Faafetai; Kokaua, Jesse; Meer, Jacques van der; Lameta-Huro, Malia; Zaharic, Tony; Richards, Rosalina; Inder, Marie K.

doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2017.06.002

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“…Mentoring of first-year students helps them to get both a sense of belonging and provide easy access to support when needed. Also, mentors can play an active role to support students who have been identified as struggling academically and underachieving as this has been proven in our mentoring programme focused on support of Pacific student in the first year of a health science degree (Sopoaga et al, 2017).…”

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The Importance of an Increased Focus on Developing the “Whole Student” during and beyond Their Time at Higher Education, with a Particular Focus on First-Year Student

Meer¹

2022

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This is a theoretical document for the consideration of how we can enhance overall students' academic and overall wellbeing. Because first-year students' transition into higher education is particularly important for their remaining time at higher education, and to diminish their risk of attrition after their first year, this group will be particularly focused on. However, a focus on the "whole student" is important for all their time at university in the whole world. Also, considering the recently enhanced legal educational requirements with regards to overall student wellbeing for New Zealand tertiary institutions, there is for them an even more clear rationale for NZ tertiary institutions to focus on this topic. This article is aimed at advocating for an increased focus on the whole student development, drawing on much of our research so far, as well as research from across the world.

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The Importance of an Increased Focus on Developing the “Whole Student” during and beyond Their Time at Higher Education, with a Particular Focus on First-Year Student

Meer¹

2022

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“…University training has a vital role in the support of minority students, in the improvement of attitudes and competencies related to minorities, in the recognition and mitigation of implicit biases or everyday microaggressions (85,(103)(104)(105)(106)(107)(108)(109) to prepare medical students for the care of a population being diverse in many respects.…”

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Burn-out and mental health of minority medical students in Hungarian medical education.

Szél¹,

Győrffy²

2020

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Background Previous researches suggested that minority students are more exposed to discrimination and mistreatment at university, therefore may have higher risk of mental and physical health problems. Methods An online questionnaire was conducted among medical students of the 4 Hungarian medical universities (N=530). The survey contained questions about general demographic data, health behavior, burnout, mental and physical health issues and discrimination. Results 29.6% of students self-identified as minority. High level burnout was indicated by 48.1% of respondents, while another 27.0% showed moderate level. High level burn-out was associated with minority status (84.6% vs. 71.0%; p<0.001), discrimination (83.0% vs. 68.5%, p< 0.001), lower level of social support (89.0% vs 69.0%, p<0.001) and higher levels of perceived stress (57.1% vs. 95.4%) in the chi-squared test. Higher scores on trait (B = 0.123; p<0.001) and state anxiety (B = 0.082; p<0.001) subscales of STAI and lower score of resilience (B= -0.168; p<0.001) were significantly associated with higher level of burnout in the univariate model. In our final analysis, perceived stress, resilience, minority identity and experienced discrimination remained significant. Conclusions Belonging to a minority community might need to be considered an essential factor leading to burnout in Hungarian medical students. Our research suggests that minority medical students have poorer mental health and higher risk for burnout.

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“…In the United States, African‐Americans represent approximately 13% of the population, but only account for 5% of physicians 1 . Across the globe, programs designed to increase the numbers of applicants from minority racial groups have made progress in promoting the physician diversity, however, there is still significant work to be done to create an equitably representative profession 7,8 …”

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“…there is still significant work to be done to create an equitably representative profession. 7,8 In response to this challenge, the Ohio University Heritage…”

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Under‐represented minority students and identification of obstacles to a career in medicine

Roche

Manzi

Baker

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Historically, the physician workforce has been a profession disproportionately constituted of White and male doctors. 1 In Europe and North America, efforts have been made to increase the number of under-represented minority (URM) medical students and practicing physicians. 2,3 As defined by the Association of American Medical Colleges, "Underrepresented in medicine means those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population." 4 While the number of women entering medical training has continued to rise to levels nearing representation within the general population, 5 disparities persist amongst the ethnic and racial backgrounds of medical college applicants. 1 In Canada, for example, First Nations/Inuit groups make up approximately 4% of the population, but account for less than 0.25% of physicians. 6 In the United States, African-Americans represent approximately 13% of the population, but only account for 5% of physicians. 1 Across the globe, programs designed to increase the numbers of applicants from minority racial groups have made progress in promoting the physician diversity, however,

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Evaluating the effectiveness of a programme for improving the participation and academic success of an underrepresented minority group in New Zealand

Cited by 6 publications

References 27 publications

The Importance of an Increased Focus on Developing the “Whole Student” during and beyond Their Time at Higher Education, with a Particular Focus on First-Year Student

The Importance of an Increased Focus on Developing the “Whole Student” during and beyond Their Time at Higher Education, with a Particular Focus on First-Year Student

Burn-out and mental health of minority medical students in Hungarian medical education.

Under‐represented minority students and identification of obstacles to a career in medicine

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