Course Catalog

 
STP2263 ANYTOWN SOCIAL JUSTICE CAMP
Department Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Special Topic Facility
Course Director CAROLINE N. HARADA, MD Enrollment Limit 5
Contact JERRY FRIEDMAN Enrollment Minimum 1
Email gbf@uab.edu Address VH 102D1, zip 0019
Phone (205) 934-9212 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 50-50
Prerequisites * * * WRITTEN APPROVAL REQUIRED * * * In order to enroll in the Special Topic, students must have already completed the camp application process and been accepted as a camp counselor for at least one a week-long camp. Please contact the camp directly if you need to complete this process. More information may be found at http://www.ywcabham.org/applications-anytown-alabama. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description Anytown, Alabama is a summer camp where high school students develop leadership skills that they bring back to their school and community. Student "delegates" come from all over Birmingham and represent different races, genders, religions, schools, neighborhoods, immigration statuses, and abilities. Anytown gives students the chance to participate in honest dialogue and interactive learning about social justice issues, while canoeing, hiking, fishing, etc. The goal is for students to learn how to respond to difficult real-life situations with kindness, courage and respect. UASOM students will serve as camp counselors and must have already applied and been selected as counselors by the camp administration. All counselors will serve as facilitators for daily discussion among the student delegates, as well as hosting their own educational workshops throughout the camp. These workshops will focus on various topics ranging from disability/ableism to disparity in access to necessities among impoverished communities, both taught through simulation activities. The assignments of the counselor's workshop topic will be made before leaving for the camp and informational resources will be provided. Food and lodging will be provided with no charge to the student. The student will attend training sessions before the camp, as well as a SOM orientation and wrap-up session. Students will also complete a written assignment during their time at the camp. Learning Objectives: Students will gain an appreciation of the challenges that face underrepresented groups on the basis of bias, privilege, poverty, oppression, ability status, etc., with the understanding that these stresses contribute to the patient's health status. Students will become comfortable facilitating conversation on difficult or uncomfortable topics.
Where To Report Will receive information from camp coordinator. For more information, visit https://www.acealabama.org/anytownalabama.html.
Requirements To earn credit for the course, students must 1) attend a required SOM orientation before the camp experience begins (in addition to all training the camp requires), 2) participate actively as a counselor at the camp, 3) complete a written assignment over the course of the camp, and 4) attend a wrap-up session with SOM course director.
Evaluation Pass/Fail based on written paper, class participaton and attendance.
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