Table 1
Medical students’ experiences with the MSHRP (n = 15).
| Theme | Category | No. of cases (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Motivation for involvement | ||
| Passion for service, social justice, immigration work | 11 (73%) | |
| Faculty leaders | 6 (40%) | |
| Student members | 5 (33%) | |
| Familial experience with immigration | 2 (13%) | |
| Clinical application and skills | ||
| Navigating the medical-legal process of asylum and affidavit writing | 15 (100%) | |
| Trauma-informed clinical skills | 11 (73%) | |
| Leadership and management | 9 (60%) | |
| Program establishment, development, and growth | 8 (53%) | |
| Establishing partnerships and identifying social services | 6 (40%) | |
| Conducting and presenting research | 3 (20%) | |
| Personal impact and growth | ||
| Provided a formative medical school experience | 13 (87%) | |
| Provided a community of like-minded peers and mentors | 8 (53%) | |
| Inspired by asylum seekers | 5 (33%) | |
| Increased awareness of current migrant crisis | 4 (27%) | |
| Challenges | ||
| Program operations | 9 (60%) | |
| Time management | 9 (60%) | |
| Establishing roles and responsibilities | 6 (40%) | |
| External barriers | 6 (40%) | |
| Emotional strain | 2 (13%) | |
| Career Vision | ||
| Motivated to pursue social justice and human rights work | 15 (100%) | |
| Inspired to work within medical-legal systems | 11 (73%) | |
| Influenced choice of residency program and/or medical specialty | 10 (67%) | |
| Human rights and social justice in medical education | ||
| Provides social context of patient care | 10 (67%) | |
| Fundamental to medicine | 8 (53%) | |
| Strengthened by a dedicated and longitudinal curriculum | 7 (47%) | |
| Offers diverse opportunities for hands on experience | 6 (40%) | |
| Requires institutional and faculty support | 4 (27%) | |
[i] Abbreviation: Mount Sinai Human Rights Program (MSHRP).