Shak, Emma B.
Berry, Lyn
Chow, Bryant
Abramowitz, Sharone
Mehta, Kala M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
NIH Common Fund (UL1 GM118985; TL4 GM118986; RL5GM118984)
National Institute for General Medical Disciplines (U54 GM118986)
Article History
Received: 17 May 2023
Accepted: 13 December 2024
First Online: 27 February 2025
Declarations
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: Pre-Medical Health Coaches participated voluntarily. Informed consent was obtained verbally from all participants. The health data was treated anonymously and calculated using de-identified Pre-Medical Health Coach and participant numbers. All methods used to conduct the study were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at the Alameda Health System.
: Not applicable.
: All short quotes from the focus group obtained informed consent and permission to publish, sources were cited in text.
: None.
: E Shak, D Flattery, B Chow, KM Mehta. “The Pre-Medical Health Coach (PHC) Program: Pre-Medical Students as Volunteer Health Coaches at a Safety-Net Hospital in California, 2016–2020.” Poster Presentation at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, April 20–23, 2021.
: The authors declare no competing interests.