Training Medical Students to Recognize, Understand, and Mitigate the Impact of Racism in a Service-Learning Course
TOOLS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE — Volume 20 — May 18, 2023
PEER REVIEWED
Annual timeline showing activities of faculty, students, and community partners involved in Morehouse School of Medicine’s Community Health Course. The year starts in July, when faculty meet with community sites to plan for the upcoming year and share updates. In August and September, student groups are introduced to community organizations and partners via the course community panel and orientation. From September through November, course faculty share previous site activities, student groups collaborate with community partners to complete the needs assessments throughout the fall semester, and the course convenes a faculty check-in meeting to discuss site updates. In December, the course administers a mid-year partner survey. In January, students present the needs assessment summary and proposed intervention(s) to community partners and stakeholders. Once the community partner identifies the preferred intervention(s), students collaborate with the site to develop, implement, and evaluate the intervention. In February and March, the course convenes a faculty check-in meeting to discuss site updates. In April, students present the intervention summary and results to course faculty and community partners. In May, the course administers the end-of-year community partner survey. Finally, in June, community partners participate in a course retreat and the course administration reviews and updates community partner MOUs as needed.
Figure 1.
Morehouse School of Medicine Community Health Course, yearly community partner engagement timeline. Abbreviation: MOU, memorandum of understanding.
Figure 2.
Morehouse School of Medicine Community Health Course, data on race and sex of community partners. Abbreviation: NPU, neighborhood planning unit.
| NPU | Black/African American | White | Hispanic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian | Other | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | 89 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 48 |
| S | 89 | 2.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 25.8 | 43.7 | 56.3 |
| T | 93 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 52 |
| V | 89 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 56.3 |
| Y | 82.2 | 15.4 | 5 | 0.55 | 0 | 2.26 | 46.9 | 53.1 |
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