Journal of Regional Medical Campuses

Strategies To Integrate Community Engagement In Medical Student Education

Sonal Chandratre

Ascension St Michael's Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin Campus

Corina Norrbom

Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin

Christopher Zeman

Medical College of Wisconsin – Central Wisconsin

Amy Prunuske

Medical College of Wisconsin – Central Wisconsin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jrmc.v4i2.3600

Keywords: Community Engagement, Medical Student Education

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Abstract

Community engagement during medical education can assist in helping students to obtain the competencies necessary to be a successful community-centered physician. There is an increasing need for physicians to learn about community issues and to understand diverse community perspectives to more effectively improve the health of the community. The necessity of community engagement in medical education to address society’s health challenges is emphasized across the globe. In this article, authors share 12 tips for successfully implementing community engagement in medical student education. The tips were based on a comprehensive literature review and the authors’ experiences developing and implementing a community-engagement program, which incorporates a required two-year community-engaged scholarly project.

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Author Biographies

Sonal Chandratre, Ascension St Michael's Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin Campus

MD, Pediatric Endocrinology, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Corina Norrbom, Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin

MD

Assistant Professor

Christopher Zeman, Medical College of Wisconsin – Central Wisconsin

MD

Amy Prunuske, Medical College of Wisconsin – Central Wisconsin

PhD

Associate Professor