Foundations of Community Engagement: A Series for Effective Community-Engaged Research.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Medical students lack systematic exposure to community engagement. Community-engaged research (CEnR) is an effective approach to improve community health, and community-engaged physicians are better attuned to the community context of their patients' health and well-being. The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Office of Community Engagement began offering the educational series Foundations of Community Engagement in 2021 to meet this need.

Methods

We developed and implemented a four-session series for medical students at MCW and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. A 1-hour session on the foundations of CEnR was held for all learners. Three 1-hour sessions dove deeper into CEnR principles for a self-selected cohort. These small-group sessions involved dis

SUBMITTER: Johnston B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10562524 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature