Community Perspectives in Medicine: Elective for First-Year Medical Students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Recently, stories depicting social injustices and inequities have gripped the US, leading to protests and other demonstrations of student activism. In response to current events, students at Weill Cornell Medical College identified the need for more diversity inclusion components in the newly developed medical school curriculum. Thus, we developed a student-initiated, student-run elective, Community Perspectives in Medicine, which provides a forum for first-year medical students to interact, and have open discussions, with members of communities most impacted by social and health inequities.

Methods

During five weekly 2-hour sessions, representatives of different community-based organizations (CBOs) speak with 15 first-year medical students. Invited CBOs represe

SUBMITTER: Kutscher E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6440428 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature