Community Health Project
TITLE: Community Health Project
COURSE NO: SOMN 744
DEPARTMENT: Office of Student Affairs
DURATION: Semester
DIRECTORS: Randall G. Worth, PhD
SEMESTERS AVAILABLE: Summer
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: variable
LOCATION: Various locations associated with individual community locations
COORDINATOR: Tyrone Layson
FACULTY: Randall G. Worth, PhD
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Community Health Project (CHP) provides medical students with a deeper and broader understanding of the socioeconomic, cultural and environmental factors that contribute to an individual’s health status. This project seeks to provide valuable benefits to participating social service agencies and the people they serve. The principal component of the CHP is the Summer Internship Program which places students in a variety of social service agencies.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of this M1 elective, students should be able to:
- Describe the impact of social determinants of health on community health. (EPOs: MK-3, PC-3).
- Discuss how community programs may improve population health (EPOs: MK-3, PC-3)
- Demonstrate professional behaviors in all interactions (EPOs: PB-1)
METHODS OF TEACHING: This course is designed to provide experiences understanding community health to MD students between their M1 and M2 years. Experiences will be dictated by community partners.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT AND STUDENT FEEDBACK: Students are required to complete a reflection paper illustrating their experience. Optionally, students can prepare a poster to present during the Medical Student Research Program Symposium. To receive a grade of Satisfactory the student must complete self-reflection.
PREREQUISITES: Completion of first year of the MD program. Academic good standing.
UNIVERSITY POLICIES
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Academic Accommodations
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Religious Accommodations
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Grievance procedure: A student may notify the institution of any grievance regarding the policy’s implementation using the 3364-71-05.1 Academic grievance procedure.
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ECC Approved
December 2025