Eyes on the Future: Inspiring Latino Middle School Youth to Pursue Careers in STEM Through Early Interactive Science Programming.

WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin Pub Date : 2024-02-01

Laura A Carrillo, Raquel A Valdes, Eric B Desjarlais, Velinka Medic, Judy E Kim

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Background: Given the need for a diverse health care workforce, efforts must be made early in their education to support underrepresented minorities in medicine and the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Methods: The Eyes on the Future program introduces underrepresented minority 8th grade students to science and medicine via interactive science-based programming and mentorship by medical and graduate students. Program impact was evaluated using pre- and post-program surveys.

Results: Of 25 participating students, 24 and 22 responded to pre- and post-program surveys, respectively. Students showed strong interest in science concepts and STEM careers, with high, positively correlated, and statistically similar pre- and post-program survey responses.

Discussion: The Eyes on the Future program was well-received and represents a step towards addressing barriers to STEM careers faced by underrepresented minority students.

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放眼未来：通过早期互动科学课程激励拉丁裔中学生追求 STEM 职业。

背景：鉴于需要一支多元化的医疗保健队伍，必须在教育早期就努力支持少数群体在医学和科学、技术、工程及数学领域的发展：鉴于需要一支多元化的医疗保健队伍，必须在教育早期就努力支持在医学以及科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域代表性不足的少数群体：方法："放眼未来 "计划通过以科学为基础的互动课程以及医科学生和研究生的指导，向未被充分代表的八年级少数民族学生介绍科学和医学。通过项目前后的调查对项目的影响进行评估：结果：在 25 名参与计划的学生中，分别有 24 名和 22 名学生对计划前后的调查做出了回应。学生们对科学概念和 STEM 职业表现出了浓厚的兴趣，对计划前后调查的回复率很高，呈正相关，在统计上也很相似：讨论："放眼未来 "计划受到了广泛欢迎，标志着在解决少数族裔学生在科学、技术、工程和数学职业方面所面临的障碍方面迈出了一步。

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