Course Catalog

 
STP2362 POPULATION HEALTH IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
Department FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Special Topic Facility
Course Director JOSEPH COPPIANO, MD Enrollment Limit 30
Contact JOSEPH COPPIANO, MD Enrollment Minimum 1
Email jcoppiano@uabmc.edu Address
Birmingham, AL
Phone (205) 934-9700 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 17-17
Prerequisites * * * WRITTEN APPROVAL REQUIRED * * * CU2RE students only. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description This course is designed for current CU2RE students only - MS2s and MS3s. Students will engage with Family Medicine clinical and research faculty and each other in a variety of settings. Four half-days will consist of facilitated group sessions (mini lectures, hands-on group discussions, POCUS mini workshop). Two half-days will be for clinical experiences. And 4 half days will be flexible to work on other projects. Group topics will have four main foci: 1) Scholarship with topics such as How to Design a QI Project; 2) Community such as how to connect with community partners to care for patients (including guest speakers from said organizations); 3) Primary care identity development via two forms of mentorship - Professional: working with a mentor in an underserved clinic for 2 half-days (this is beyond their usual sessions for CU2RE) and Peer: MS2s and MS3s will have designated time to give/receive advice on their CU2RE patient panel. 4) POCUS introduction, brief workshop as POCUS is a keyway to meet the Quadruple Aim especially in under-resourced communities.
Where To Report CH20, Room 302
Requirements As a group, students will create a QI project (e.g., PDSA diagram) that outlines how to work through a particular identified problem. Mandatory attendance at all sessions with community partners in person or via Zoom (if Zoom is an option). Spend 2 half-days in an underserved clinic – and discuss how working in an underserved clinic setting/team is affecting or informing their career goals and professional identity. Participate in peer mentoring sessions. Participate in hands-on training with butterfly POCUS devices.
Evaluation Creation of QI template/outline.
Attend and engage with sessions with community partners.
Completion of reflection discussion.
POCUS session participation.
End of course survey with quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the course including a free text box to describe impact of peer mentorship.
Notes - Monday AM: introductory session about QI project development
- Monday PM: flexible
- Wed PM: POCUS workshop
- Two lunchtime sessions w/ community partners (dates TBD- in person or Zoom if needed – likely Monday, Thurs, or Fri)
- Friday AM: wrap up; additional peer mentorship time; end-of-course debrief