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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Science and health outreach activities are aimed at motivating and sparking interest among prospective students to pursue careers in these fields; however, research studies supporting this hypothesis are limited.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to organize an integrated Anatomy and Physiology outreach to examine preuniversity students\' learning experiences (learning tools, activities, and facilitators) and motivation to pursue a career in health care and to gather evidence on their attitudes and perceptions of such activities.
METHODS: A 2-day course on cardiorespiratory and gastrointestinal anatomical systems was presented at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in Singapore using its key pedagogies, that is, multimodal practical and team-based learning. Ninety preuniversity students from 21 preuniversity institutions in Singapore participated in this 2-day course, and their experiences were evaluated using a 4-point Likert scale and open-ended survey questions. Free-text comments were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.
RESULTS: The survey using the 4-point Likert scale was completed by 81 (92%) of the 88 participants. Most students felt that the course materials were adequate (mean 3.57, SD 0.57) and met the learning objectives (mean 3.73, SD 0.52). The students felt that the instructors were clear (mean 3.73, SD 0.52) and effective (mean 3.70, SD 0.53). They liked the organization of the outreach session (mean 3.64, SD 0.48) and were highly motivated to study medicine or allied/biomedical sciences (mean 3.69, SD 0.54). Practical and team-based learning were regarded as exceedingly satisfactory (mean 3.63, SD 0.53 and mean 3.58, SD 0.54, respectively). All the respondents said that they would recommend this course to peers. Thematic analysis revealed that the participants gained a new perspective of the human body structure and function, they liked the unique learning settings, they were motivated to pursue a career in health care, they were satisfied with the sessions, and interactions with the facilitators increased their understanding of the human anatomy and physiology.
CONCLUSIONS: Structured health outreach activities provide students with unique opportunities to experience a preclinical learning environment in a medical school, deepen their understanding of human body structure and function, and increase their motivation and interest in science. Further, outreach programs may lay the foundations for potential students aiming to pursue health profession education.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to organize an integrated Anatomy and Physiology outreach to examine preuniversity students\' learning experiences (learning tools, activities, and facilitators) and motivation to pursue a career in health care and to gather evidence on their attitudes and perceptions of such activities.
METHODS: A 2-day course on cardiorespiratory and gastrointestinal anatomical systems was presented at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in Singapore using its key pedagogies, that is, multimodal practical and team-based learning. Ninety preuniversity students from 21 preuniversity institutions in Singapore participated in this 2-day course, and their experiences were evaluated using a 4-point Likert scale and open-ended survey questions. Free-text comments were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.
RESULTS: The survey using the 4-point Likert scale was completed by 81 (92%) of the 88 participants. Most students felt that the course materials were adequate (mean 3.57, SD 0.57) and met the learning objectives (mean 3.73, SD 0.52). The students felt that the instructors were clear (mean 3.73, SD 0.52) and effective (mean 3.70, SD 0.53). They liked the organization of the outreach session (mean 3.64, SD 0.48) and were highly motivated to study medicine or allied/biomedical sciences (mean 3.69, SD 0.54). Practical and team-based learning were regarded as exceedingly satisfactory (mean 3.63, SD 0.53 and mean 3.58, SD 0.54, respectively). All the respondents said that they would recommend this course to peers. Thematic analysis revealed that the participants gained a new perspective of the human body structure and function, they liked the unique learning settings, they were motivated to pursue a career in health care, they were satisfied with the sessions, and interactions with the facilitators increased their understanding of the human anatomy and physiology.
CONCLUSIONS: Structured health outreach activities provide students with unique opportunities to experience a preclinical learning environment in a medical school, deepen their understanding of human body structure and function, and increase their motivation and interest in science. Further, outreach programs may lay the foundations for potential students aiming to pursue health profession education.
摘要：
背景：科学和健康宣传活动旨在激发和激发未来学生在这些领域从事职业的兴趣；然而，支持这一假设的研究是有限的。
目的：我们研究的目的是组织一个综合的解剖学和生理学外展活动，以检查大学前学生的学习经历（学习工具，活动,和促进者）以及从事医疗保健事业并收集有关他们对此类活动的态度和看法的证据的动机。
方法：在新加坡的李光中华医学院开设了为期2天的心肺和胃肠解剖系统课程，使用其关键的教学方法，也就是说,多模式实践和基于团队的学习。来自新加坡21所大学预科院校的90名大学预科学生参加了这个为期2天的课程,他们的经验使用4点Likert量表和开放式调查问题进行了评估。使用归纳主题分析法对自由文本评论进行分析。
结果：88名参与者中的81名（92％）完成了使用4点Likert量表的调查。大多数学生认为课程材料足够（平均3.57，SD0.57）并达到学习目标（平均3.73，SD0.52）。学生认为教师是明确的（平均3.73，SD0.52）和有效的（平均3.70，SD0.53）。他们喜欢外展会议的组织（平均3.64，SD0.48），并且非常积极地研究医学或联合/生物医学科学（平均3.69，SD0.54）。实践和基于团队的学习被认为是非常令人满意的（分别为平均3.63，SD0.53和平均3.58，SD0.54）。所有受访者都表示，他们会向同行推荐这门课程。主题分析表明，参与者对人体结构和功能有了新的认识，他们喜欢独特的学习环境，他们有动力去追求医疗保健事业，他们对会议感到满意，与主持人的互动增加了他们对人体解剖学和生理学的理解。
结论：结构化的健康宣传活动为学生提供了独特的机会，可以在医学院体验临床前学习环境，加深对人体结构和功能的理解，并增加他们对科学的动机和兴趣。Further,外展计划可能为旨在追求健康专业教育的潜在学生奠定基础。
目的：我们研究的目的是组织一个综合的解剖学和生理学外展活动，以检查大学前学生的学习经历（学习工具，活动,和促进者）以及从事医疗保健事业并收集有关他们对此类活动的态度和看法的证据的动机。
方法：在新加坡的李光中华医学院开设了为期2天的心肺和胃肠解剖系统课程，使用其关键的教学方法，也就是说,多模式实践和基于团队的学习。来自新加坡21所大学预科院校的90名大学预科学生参加了这个为期2天的课程,他们的经验使用4点Likert量表和开放式调查问题进行了评估。使用归纳主题分析法对自由文本评论进行分析。
结果：88名参与者中的81名（92％）完成了使用4点Likert量表的调查。大多数学生认为课程材料足够（平均3.57，SD0.57）并达到学习目标（平均3.73，SD0.52）。学生认为教师是明确的（平均3.73，SD0.52）和有效的（平均3.70，SD0.53）。他们喜欢外展会议的组织（平均3.64，SD0.48），并且非常积极地研究医学或联合/生物医学科学（平均3.69，SD0.54）。实践和基于团队的学习被认为是非常令人满意的（分别为平均3.63，SD0.53和平均3.58，SD0.54）。所有受访者都表示，他们会向同行推荐这门课程。主题分析表明，参与者对人体结构和功能有了新的认识，他们喜欢独特的学习环境，他们有动力去追求医疗保健事业，他们对会议感到满意，与主持人的互动增加了他们对人体解剖学和生理学的理解。
结论：结构化的健康宣传活动为学生提供了独特的机会，可以在医学院体验临床前学习环境，加深对人体结构和功能的理解，并增加他们对科学的动机和兴趣。Further,外展计划可能为旨在追求健康专业教育的潜在学生奠定基础。
