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Developing Leadership and Advocacy Skills in Medical Students Through Service Learning.
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PMID:  21617415     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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INTRODUCTION:: Traditional medical training focuses on ameliorating disease states but not on the underlying socially determined causes. The LEADS (Leadership Education Advocacy Development Scholarship) program at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine was designed to train medical students to become effective advocates and to promote health at the community level. METHODS:: Participants in the LEADS Track complete courses in advocacy skills, perform a summer internship, and complete a mentored scholarly activity addressing population health. Students are paired with a faculty mentor and a community-based organization. RESULTS:: Students report empowerment, improved self-efficacy, and increased likelihood of future engagement in leadership and health advocacy. Community sponsors also rate the experience as highly valuable. CONCLUSIONS:: A curriculum in advocacy and leadership skills that includes an intensive, community-based service learning experience is effective at increasing student empowerment and disposition toward community service.
Authors:
Jeremy A Long; Rita S Lee; Steven Federico; Catherine Battaglia; Shale Wong; Mark Earnest
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1550-5022     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:    2011 July/August
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-5-27     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9505213     Medline TA:  J Public Health Manag Pract     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  369-372     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Denver Health (Dr Long), Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (Drs Long, Lee, and Earnest), Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Community Health, Denver Health (Dr Federico), Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado (Drs Federico and Wong), and VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System and Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver (Dr Battaglia), Denver, Colorado.
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