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Community action research track: Community-based participatory research and service-learning experiences for medical students
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center|The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center|The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center|The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
communitybased participatory research cbpr servicelearning unique experiential approaches designed train medical students provide individualized patient care population perspective medical schools us required provide support servicelearning community projects despite requirement medical schools offer structured servicelearning developed community action research track cart integrate population medicine health promotiondisease prevention social determinants health medical school curriculum cbpr servicelearning experiences article provides overview cart reports program impact based students participation preliminary evaluations accomplishments cart optional 4year servicelearning experience medical students interested community health curriculum includes coordinated longitudinal program electives community servicelearning lecturebased instruction 20092015 146 cart students participated interests public health 93 community service 73 primary care 73 cbpr 60 community medicine 60 top reasons enrolment significant improvements mean knowledge found measuring principles cbpr levels prevention determining health literacy patient communication strategies ps lt 005 students 73 satisfied cart projects disseminated least 65 posters four oral presentations local national international professional meetings six manuscripts published peerreviewed journals cart innovative curriculum training future physicians communityresponsive physicians