Napa Valley College MESA/STEM and NVC Kaiser Permanente Partnership on the Medical Scholars Program Presentation to the NVC Board of Trustees August 8, 2019
Outline Introducing the Teams and the Program • Napa Valley College MESA/STEM • Kaiser Permanente, Northern California • History of the Program Pre-Medical Educational Path and MSP Structure • Pre-Medical Educational Pipeline • Stigma of Community College • Kaiser’s Leadership Forum Structure • Kaiser’s Role in the Program NVC MESA Role and Student Success Stories • MESA and Counseling’s Role in the Program • Stories of Success • Dreamers of Community Change – our Pre-Med Club
Napa Valley College MESA Kaiser Permanente Northern California Medical Scholars Program Presenters: Luis Alcazar Associate Dean, MESA/STEM Program Services Juleon W Rabanni DrPH, MPH Group Leader Consultant Biostatistical Consulting Unit Kaiser Permanente Northern Division of Research Patricia Posada Counselor, MESA/STEM Program Services DOCC (Dreamers of Community Change club) Co-Faculty Advisor Rene Rubio Student Services Specialist, MESA/STEM Program Services NVC Medical Scholars Program Participants: Selene Solorio, Alexis Delgadillo
NVC MESA/STEM Team Luis Alcazar Associate Dean, MESA/STEM Program Services Patricia Posada Counselor, MESA/STEM Program Services DOCC Faculty Advisor Rene Rubio Student Services Specialist, MESA/STEM Program Services Claudia Ramirez Administrative Assistant, MESA/STEM Program Services
Kaiser Permanente Team Ruben Gonzalez MD Chief of Health Education and Diversity, Napa and Vallejo Core Faculty, Napa-Solano Family Medicine Residency Program Assistant Medical Director, Medical Assistant Program Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Tessa Stecker MD Program Director Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Medicine Fellowship Program Juleon W Rabanni DrPH, MPH Group Leader Consultant Biostatistical Consulting Unit Kaiser Permanente Northern Division of Research Katherine Dang, M.S., M.A.S. Research Project Manager Department of Graduate Medical Education
History of the Program The NVC/KPNC MESA Medical Scholars Program (MSP) is a comprehensive partnership between the Napa Valley College MESA program and Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC). Timeline: Spring 2015 – Prompted by Dr. Gonzalez’ interest in working with a local community college in developing a program aimed at closing the gap for under-represented students pursuing a career in medicine. Fall 2015 – Seven Napa Valley College MESA/STEM Students participated in the first pilot externship with Kaiser. This led to the development of what is now the Leadership Forum portion of the Medical Scholar Program. Fall 2015 thru Spring 2019 – The pilot Medical Scholar Program served a total of 4 cohorts (39 students). Spring 2019 – NVC MESA and Kaiser Permanente Northern California drafted an MOU, which was finalized and then approved by the NVC Board of Trustees. Fall 2019 – The one year externship developed into a three-year Medical Scholars Program. The 10 NVC MESA students in the second year of the program will partake in the Leadership Forum and receive a combined $10,000 stipend from Kaiser.
Barriers to Entering Health Professions Premedical Educational Pipeline Grumbach K, Coffman J, Munoz C, Rosenoff E, Gandara P, Sepulveda E. Strategies for improving the diversity of the health professions. San Francisco/Davis, CA: Center for California Health Workforce Studies/Education Policy Center, University of California, 2003.
Stigma of Community College • After controlling for academic metrics, 31% of students who started at a community college prior to transferring to a four-year University were accepted to medical school compared to 50% of students who started at a four-year University. • Sagui proposed possible reasons: • Limited premedical opportunities at non-research institutions: Community college students are less likely to have research and extracurricular experiences that admissions committees favor. • Socioeconomic status related challenges. • Perception that Community College students are not as academically prepared. A. Saguil and A.L. Kellerman, The Community College Pathway to Medical School: A Road Less Traveled, Academic Medicine, Vol. 89, No. 12 / December 2014,
Addressing the Problem: A Tailored Approach is Needed Problem: Racial/ethnic minorities are under-represented in medical schools • Primary Program Goal: • To increase the number of students from underserved and minority backgrounds who successfully matriculate into a STEM major at a four-year university • Target Population: Students who currently attend a community college that serves a large proportion of racial/ethnic minorities • Theoretical Goal: • An increase in racial/ethnic minorities in STEM majors will prepare a larger proportion of these under-represented populations for medical school admissions
Leadership Forum Structure Goal: To develop pre-medical community college students into leaders with the skills and experience needed to successfully matriculate into medical school, while also serving the community. Leadership and Personal Careers in Medicine and Development Training Research Panel Discussions Leadership Forum Community Engagement Community Projects Training
Role of Kaiser with MSP Scholars Inspire Lead Train Engage Health Promotion Mentoring Career Opportunities to Development volunteer in the Community based Personal community research Development Medical school techniques application Free Clinics process
CAREERS IN MEDICINE PANEL 1
Kaisers’ Role in Evaluating the Effectiveness of MSP • The Graduate Medical Education (GME) Research Project Manager will train the CM & GH Fellow in program evaluation and analysis • The CM & GH Fellow will track the success of the program • Survey the trainees on their community project activities • Create a report of objectives met and missed • Suggest improvements for the next year to be passed on to the next fellow • Present findings to local fellowship program before the end of their fellowship (Early Summer)
MESA and Counseling’s Role for a Successful Outcome of MSP The successful outcome of the KP MESA Medical Scholars Program is based Advisement on the utilization of resources among and STEM Counseling KP Faculty, SME Faculty and the MESA Team. Effective soft skills and Community resources for Engagement The MSP Student will develop support/success leadership, self-confidence, self- MSP efficacy, transfer readiness to engage Student in opportunities related to pre-health Leadership, careers. Dreamers of Peer to Peer Community Mentoring, Change The single most important feature of Relationship (DOCC) w/KP and SME a successful program is for students Engagement Faculty to have a close and caring Utilizing all NVC/KP relationship with a mentor/ Campus counselor/coordinator that monitors Resources the students’ progress.
Eligibility and Engagement Process 1 st Year MSP Track – Eligibility and Engagement: • Complete a MESA Application w/a comprehensive pre-health educational plan (Must meet MESA Eligibility) • Complete a Medical Scholars Application • Attend mandatory STEM and MSP Orientation • Active student member of the MESA and Dreamers of Community Change Club (DOCC) in good standing • Meet with a STEM Counselor twice per semester and a comprehensive student educational plan related to a pre-health career for a transfer program • Completion of Counseling 97 (STEM Inventory) 2 nd Year MSP – KP Leadership Forum: Admission Requirements: 3.0+ GPA Enrollment of 2 nd year of Math, Chemistry, Biology • • Research experiences with KP • Mentorship and Networking opportunities • DOCC Member/Leadership • Selected students participate in KP Leadership Forum for one full academic year • Students work closely with KP Fellow, Physicians, KPMSP Coordinator/Researcher • KP Stipend 3 rd Year MSP: Peer to Peer Mentoring and Transfer Eligible with 3.2+ GPA • TAG • Pre-health Summer Internship (CHEER, Prep Medico, Touro University and others) • Apply to UC, CSU and Private institution • Utilizing all the resources provided through MESA and MSP • Self-confidence • DOCC Member/Leadership
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