SERVICE

Pillar description:

expand our service to patients beyond providing surgical care

and create a positive change within their sociocultural context

and within their communities beyond hospital walls.

Aims:

• Design and implement interventions to address inequalities in the health of surgical patients

• Build multidisciplinary teams to address inequalities driven by community priorities and interests

• Serve our communities in meaningful ways that extend beyond surgical care

Recent Event: we provided art kits to patients and their Families in the Surgical intensive care Unit to make their stay a little brighter - Look at the beautiful outcome!

SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT

On acute surgery services, providers often lack time for patient education. The Service Learning Project aims to merge the unmet needs of patients with desires of medical students for early clinical experience. In this mutually beneficial model, students interact with patients, helping them understand their procedures and screening them for social determinants of health (SDH). The goal is increased patient health literacy, improved inpatient experience, and clinical exposure for students at earlier training levels. A recent study published in the American Journal of Surgery demonstrates the positive impact this program has on medical student education (click here to see the study).

For more information on this education initiative check out the group’s website here.