A new required 'service learning' course at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx aims to instill a sense of social responsibility in aspiring doctors by connecting them with local communities. Students engage with community organizations, learn about non-medical factors influencing health outcomes, and build relationships with patients.
When visiting the doctor, everyone wants to be treated by an expert, but also someone who is compassionate and understands the community they serve.That's the mission behind a new course at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx that all its aspiring doctors must take.What is 'service learning'?'Service learning' is a required course at Einstein, launched in 2022 and directed by Dr. Lauren Roth.
'To instill the sense of social responsibility into our medical students during their formative years of training,' Roth said.It's mapped out across all four years of education. It starts with bringing students into Bronx neighborhoods to learn about the history, strengths and needs of the borough.Medical students then pair up with a community organization to deepen their understanding of community resources and the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes, like access to food or transportation.More than 40 community organizations participate in the service learning program. They range across 13 focus areas from healthy food access to youth mentorship, homelessness, harm reduction and more. 'I think this is really giving our students an incredible opportunity to meet our patients where they are, to build trust with our community members and learn essential skills that are gonna make them well-rounded physicians,' Roth said.'We don't just go to the site and volunteer, we come back and reflect on our experiences,' said Miles King, a second-year medical student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.It's about building connections with the community, which is exactly what King is doing.'We're learning about the art of medicine'For his service learning course, King works with a therapist at the Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation center at Montefiore.'Coming to Einstein Buddies is really the highlight of my week. I get to learn a lot from the therapist,' he sai
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