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FOOTPRINTS FORWARDS: Telling them “You Can Do It” . Associate Professor Marlene Drysdale Dr. Janice Chesters. A collaborative project between. as lead agency and:. Introduction:. The 3 Footprints To Telling them “You can do it”. Footprints 1. (Research) .
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FOOTPRINTS FORWARDS: Telling them “You Can Do It” Associate Professor Marlene Drysdale Dr. Janice Chesters
A collaborative project between as lead agency and:
Introduction: The 3 Footprints To Telling them “You can do it”
Footprints 1. (Research) • Aimed to explore and make recommendations on the opportunities for and the barriers to recruitment, retention and support of Indigenous students into medicine. • 3 separate research projects • Establishment of an advisory group • Development of a DVD – “You can do it “ • Publish a user friendly and publicly available report.
Footprints 2. • Dissemination and scoping of the key recommendations identified in the report. • Disseminate reports and DVD • Test student responses to DVD • Scope a Clearing House to help spread the ‘You can do it message” • Develop 5 professional development modules for career teachers
Footprints 3. (As yet unfunded) • Nation wide, large scale implementation of the outcomes from Footprints 2. • Distribute DVD’s to all Indigenous organisations and university units • Implement the career teachers professional development modules with all career teachers. • Establish and maintain a clearing house.
We Are Telling them “ You can do it”
Acknowledgment We would like to thank RUSC for their interest, support and funding. Rural Undergraduate Support and Coordination Program (RUSC)