Community Health – Central Illinois Friends

ELEC 423.1 / PHSP 661.1

Department

Health Sciences Education and Pathology

Clinical or Non-Clinical Course

Clinical

Physician Assessed Patient Facing

No

Prerequisites

Completion of Phase 1

Goal

This elective is designed to develop the skills of the M3 and M4 student in the management of an undifferentiated patient in the community health setting. It will provide a basic knowledge of common experience and allow them to appreciate the unique environment of the community healthcare team providing care, disposition of patients and the multiple challenges that face patients trying to access care.
Central Illinois FRIENDS is a 501(c)(3) organization located in Peoria on the campus of Carle Health. They offer community support for individuals living with HIV as well as transportation, rent, utilities, and emergency services. They provide free and confidential HIV and STI screenings, plus education and referral services. They participate in Get Yourself Tested Day at the local Peoria high schools by partnering with multiple community organizations to bring HIV and STI education and screening to area high school students.
Each student will be required to prepare a windshield survey based on one neighborhood of the population served by the organization. This will be a 2-3 page document to be turned in at the completion of the elective.

Reading assigned prior to or during elective:

.  A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health: Chapter 2
. Windshield Survey document (resource to be provided)
. Tri-County Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Community Health Improvement Plan
. Online phlebotomy module (if review needed)
. Other articles and training modules assigned depending on location of Elective

For more information on Central Illinois Friends, please visit their website: https://www.friendsofcentralillinois.org

Objectives

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Analyze your role in the community setting.
  2. Interact in a professional manner with an interdisciplinary team of community healthcare workers.
  3. Deliver evidence-based education and quality care to the client population.
  4. Identify how the social determinants of health affect the population of clients served by this organization.
  5. Detect how medical physicians can become advocates for patients meeting the challenges identified by the social determinants of health.

Method of Assessment

Standard Clinical 2wk Elective Evaluation - Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Additional Methods

The faculty will evaluate the student on: 1. Individual discussions with the student. a. One discussion with Dr. O’Bryant immediately prior to Elective (orientation) b. Two 1:1 discussions with members of the organization during Elective c. One discussion with Dr. O’Bryant at conclusion of Elective 2. Formative feedback of clinical and interviewing skills by site clinician or educator. 3. Activity/procedure log demonstrating procedures observed and performed by student and participation in community activities. 4. Conduct and briefly summarize 3 patient encounters/interviews. 5. Windshield survey form completed. 6. Narrative reflection (1000 words max).

Course Director

Dr. Angela O'Bryant & Dr. Mary Stapel, M.D.

Course Coordinator

Stephanie Thomas

smaho3@uic.edu

309-680-8641

Location

Central Illinois Friends

Setting

Outpatient

Night Call

No

Laboratory

No

Weekends

Yes

Please Specify

Varies

House Staff

No

Number of Learners per Block

1

Duration

2 weeks

Who is this elective available to

Both M3s and M4s

Blocks Available

Upon Approval (Not available Blocks 1a, 3b, 4a, and 8)