Medical Student Physical Activity Education – Staying Active to Actively Help Others

Abstract

<ns4:p>This article was migrated. The article was not marked as recommended. Exercise is Medicine Canada (EIMC) at Queen's University provided physical activity (PA) education to first year Ontario medical student conference attendees. 24 participants (23±2years) completed questionnaires one week prior (online/in-person) and one week after (online) the conference. The theory and evidence based content resulted in statistically significant increases in EIMC (χ²[1,N=24]=26.32,p&lt;0.001) and Canadian PA guideline (χ²[1,N=24]=4.00,p=0.046) awareness. The presented material can be adopted in other settings to increase short-term awareness of EIMC and PA guidelines.</ns4:p>