Teaching Type 1 Diabetes: Creating Stakeholder Engagement in Biomedical Careers Through Undergraduate Research Curriculum

Ashby F Walker; Mark A Atkinson; Alexandra M Lee; Gina Aulisio; Todd M Brusko; Michael J Haller; Desmond A Schatz

doi:10.1007/s40670-019-00877-0

Teaching Type 1 Diabetes: Creating Stakeholder Engagement in Biomedical Careers Through Undergraduate Research Curriculum

Med Sci Educ. 2019 Dec 11;30(1):69-73. doi: 10.1007/s40670-019-00877-0. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Authors

Ashby F Walker^{1

2}, Mark A Atkinson^{1

3}, Alexandra M Lee⁴, Gina Aulisio^{1

5}, Todd M Brusko^{1

3}, Michael J Haller^{1

6}, Desmond A Schatz^{1

6}

Affiliations

¹ University of Florida Diabetes Institute, University of Florida, PO Box 100309, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA.
² Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, PO Box 100195, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, PO Box 100275, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA.
⁴ Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, University of Florida, PO Box 100177, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA.
⁵ College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, PO Box 100185, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA.
⁶ Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, PO Box 100296, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA.

Abstract

Undergraduate students living with chronic diseases attending universities where major biomedical research takes place are critical stakeholders in these programs, yet they often remain sequestered from them. A directed research curriculum about Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) was developed to better engage undergraduate students with personal connections to the disease in a large medical university setting world renowned for its research in this area. The course had the following student learning outcomes: (1) gain knowledge of major T1D research programs; (2) exposure to careers in T1D research and clinical care; and (3) recognize bioethical issues in T1D research.

Keywords: Directed research; Patient-centered; Stakeholder engagement; Type 1 diabetes.

Grants and funding

P01 AI042288/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States