A Case Study of the Premed Experiences of Black Male Undergraduate Students

Autor/in	Sandoval, Gina
Titel	A Case Study of the Premed Experiences of Black Male Undergraduate Students
Quelle	(2022), (247 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Hofstra University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-4387-1926-7
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Premedical Students; Blacks; Males; Disproportionate Representation; Academic Advising; Student Experience; Influences; Academic Persistence; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Black person; Schwarzer; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Akademischer Rat; Studienerfahrung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Although there has been an increase in initiatives and programs aimed at increasing physician diversity, the number of Black male medical school applicants, has not risen since 1978. Understanding the absence of Black males in medicine is critical considering the disproportionate preventative care and life expectancy of the Black population, which continues to experience higher death rates than Whites. With no research on the premed undergraduate experience or premed advising experience of Black males and how this could influence their journey toward applying to medical school, a qualitative case study with 11 premed Black undergraduate males across various institutional types in the U.S was conducted. The purpose of the study was to research the premed experience of Black males, as well as their premed advising experiences and understand how these experiences influence their decision to stay or leave the premed track. Data were collected via interviews, focus group, and document analysis. Results established that the premed experience of Black males is positively and negatively influenced by "academics," "community, finances," "stereotype threat," "self-doubt," and "stress." Results also revealed that while premed advisors both foster and inhibit a premed Black male's experience via "academics," "relational advising," "verbal motivation," "availability," "cooling out," and "passive advising," these have no influence in their decision to apply to medical school. This study draws attention to how advising offices, higher education institutions, and medical schools could further support premed Black males who are applying to medical school. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01