A Community Health Worker-Led Rotation to Train Medical Students in the Social Determinants of Health

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2018;29(2):581-590. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2018.0042.

Abstract

Medical students often lack training in understanding and addressing the social determinants that shape the health of high-risk populations. We describe a novel clinical elective rotation in which fourth-year medical students served as apprentices to community health workers in order to develop community engagement skills and cultural humility.

MeSH terms

  • Community Health Workers*
  • Education, Medical / organization & administration*
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Learning
  • Male
  • Social Determinants of Health*
  • Students, Medical / psychology*
  • Students, Medical / statistics & numerical data