Smoking Sleuths: a pilot tobacco prevention elective for medical school students.
BACKGROUND
Smoking Sleuths is an experiential learning curriculum that was developed and taught to elementary through high school aged children by medical students.


METHODS
A total of 14 first- and 4th-year medical students from 2 medical schools participated in the tobacco service learning elective.


RESULTS
Medical students trained Adolescent Tobacco Education Leaders who provided tobacco education to peers and members of the public.


CONCLUSIONS
Smoking Sleuths provides opportunities for medical students to learn counseling and health education skills across many disciplines. The elective may have a broader audience in schools of allied health, nursing, dentistry, education, and public health.
Powers
Catherine A
CA
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA. cpowersoz@bu.edu
Thomson
Carey C
CC
Feuerstein
Ilana
I
Cross
Megan
M
Powers
Erin M
EM
Prout
Marianne
M
Geller
Alan C
AC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D012577:Schools, Medical; D000074606:Smoking Prevention