Teshome Bekana, Wei Hu, Song Liang, Berhanu Erko
Transmission of Schistosoma mansoni in Yachi areas, southwestern Ethiopia: new foci
Infectious diseases of poverty
veterinary students historically lacked meaningful experiential learning opportunities equine medicine time barriers accessing veterinary care indigenous communities stemming colonial injustices 20182019 partnership initiated university calgary students began provide equine veterinary services indigenous communities firstdocumented equine veterinary servicelearning initiative indigenous communities embedded veterinary curriculum purpose study systematically evaluate program potential impact part formative process improvement multiple parties program engaged convergent parallel mixedmethods systematic program evaluation explore main program outcomes 1 equine veterinary care 2 clinical experiential student education 3 cultural training veterinary professionals students 4 education community members hypothesis ethical development using first harm principle would lead benefits including healthy horse population technically culturally competent veterinary community educated horse clientele program positive impact accessibility veterinary care selfreported improvement veterinary cultural competency addition hypothesized program outcomes additional program outcomes effects identified including reciprocal learning relationship building indigenous community leading trust equitybuilding students learned incommunity programming well indigenous community members worked program evaluation equine servicelearning initiative indigenous communities reveals multiple profound impacts including improved patient health status wider scope veterinary cultural learning strengthened relationships reciprocal learning partnering indigenous communities