Walk with a Future Doc program allows Canadian medical students to promote physical activity and health education in local communities
Implication Statement Medical student-led walk and talk programs, such as Walk with a Future Doc (WWAFD), provide a means for the medical community and community at-large to interact in a non-clinical setting. This environment can increase attendance accountability, enhance patient-provider relat...
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Canadian Medical Education Journal
2024-03-01
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Implication Statement
Medical student-led walk and talk programs, such as Walk with a Future Doc (WWAFD), provide a means for the medical community and community at-large to interact in a non-clinical setting. This environment can increase attendance accountability, enhance patient-provider relationships, and allow medical professionals to be leading examples of healthy, active living. We demonstrate the positive interest for this program, rationale of participants for joining, and the feasibility of its setup. As one of the only WWAFD programs in Canada, we encourage other medical schools to implement this program to promote continuity of hands-on, community-engaged learning amongst their students.
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| spelling | doaj.art-811bc2ffef9340b4981fb35bf35c48362024-03-05T05:13:11ZengCanadian Medical Education JournalCanadian Medical Education Journal1923-12022024-03-0110.36834/cmej.77055Walk with a Future Doc program allows Canadian medical students to promote physical activity and health education in local communitiesTaylor M Wilson0Olga Theou1Myles W O'Brien2Dalhousie UniversityDalhousie UniversityDalhousie University Implication Statement Medical student-led walk and talk programs, such as Walk with a Future Doc (WWAFD), provide a means for the medical community and community at-large to interact in a non-clinical setting. This environment can increase attendance accountability, enhance patient-provider relationships, and allow medical professionals to be leading examples of healthy, active living. We demonstrate the positive interest for this program, rationale of participants for joining, and the feasibility of its setup. As one of the only WWAFD programs in Canada, we encourage other medical schools to implement this program to promote continuity of hands-on, community-engaged learning amongst their students. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/77055 |
| spellingShingle | Taylor M Wilson Olga Theou Myles W O'Brien Walk with a Future Doc program allows Canadian medical students to promote physical activity and health education in local communities Canadian Medical Education Journal |
| title | Walk with a Future Doc program allows Canadian medical students to promote physical activity and health education in local communities |
| title_full | Walk with a Future Doc program allows Canadian medical students to promote physical activity and health education in local communities |
| title_fullStr | Walk with a Future Doc program allows Canadian medical students to promote physical activity and health education in local communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Walk with a Future Doc program allows Canadian medical students to promote physical activity and health education in local communities |
| title_short | Walk with a Future Doc program allows Canadian medical students to promote physical activity and health education in local communities |
| title_sort | walk with a future doc program allows canadian medical students to promote physical activity and health education in local communities |
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