Advocating with Community: A Community-Engaged Advocacy Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2022, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education updated its competencies for residents in all specialties to include health policy advocacy. A recent systematic review shows that while a growing number of residency curricula include policy advocacy, few programs join in policy advocacy efforts with community partners.

Aim

To create a community-engaged advocacy curriculum for residents that is part of a mutually beneficial partnership with community-based organizations (CBOs).

Setting

A university-affiliated residency program and CBOs within a large US city.

Participants

Eighty internal medicine residents and local CBO clients and staff.

Program description

The curriculum was delivered over 2 years and included advocacy skills

SUBMITTER: Raskob K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11780006 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature