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COMMUNITYHEALTHPROJECT
Winter 2013
What is the Community Health Project?
Community – partnership between KU health graduate degree seeking students & community clinics, charity, lobbying, advocacy and/or assistance organizations
Health – combating health disparities such as access to care & access to healthy foods, activities, obesity, end of life care, pediatric oncology, health literacy, health policy, and more!
Project – students devise own public health project to fit needs of agency & patient population needs—very individual and very flexible!
THE 5 W’S OF CHP
Who can participate?M1 Students (KC, Wichita, AND Salina campus) PharmD, RD, PT, OT, MPH, HIM, other graduate students
What will I be doing?immersed within a local agency and completing a research or
service project
When does it take place?8 weeks (256 hours) over the summer of 2014 before your M2
year Where does it take place?
YOU choose the agency. *In KANSAS, or KC-MO areaWe do have over 30 agencies to select from (i.e KHI, KC Care
Clinic, Sedgwick Co Hlth Dept, Silver City, JCo Hlth Dept, & MANY
OTHERS!!)Why should I apply?
4 credit hrs + Stipend ($2500 or $4500) + excellence scholarship +
MUCH MUCH MORE!
[email protected] for more info
Two opportunities for CHP roles: Student Intern
June 2nd to July 25th 8 weeks, ~32 hrs/wk $2,500 scholarship Interview w/ 3 possible
agencies of your choice
Weekly Journals Attend 3 Educational
Conferences Final Project and
Presentation
Student Directors March 2014-2015 $4,500 scholarship Assist w/ intern match Organize, plan,
communicate, advocate! Executive – manager
extraordinaire Program Director –
community liaison Education & Evaluation
– compile/analyze data and organize conferences
[email protected] for more info
So why should YOU do CHP? Community Health Project is:
Hands On Inter-professional Service Oriented Clinical Great Learning Opportunity Chance to learn about
sociological aspects of medicine
Paid a great stipend! Given Credit Hours You Become a Mini-Expert in a
field of your choice!
Application Process
[email protected] for more info
Applications Available mid December Student Director Applications due Friday, January
24 Interviews for Student Directors (Jan 27-31st)
Student Directors selected Intern Applications due February 7 Interns Selected
Interns Interview with up to 3 agencies (Feb 21 – Mar 28)
Match Notifications given (by April 4th) 2nd Round Match if needed
Internship runs from June 2nd to July 25th (8 weeks)
Possible Agencies
Kansas City Care Clinic Rosedale Development Association Johnson County Department of Health &
Environment Sedgwick County Health Department Silver City Health Clinic Rose Brooks Center American Academy of Family Physicians MANY MANY MORE
…Or any agency that you are personally interested in and have worked with before in the state of [email protected] for more
info
WMBK Guaranteed Scholarship ($2,500 or $4,500) 4 credit hours through the Dept. of Internal
Medicine Applications available next month, due Jan 24th
(directors) or Feb 7th (interns) 8 weeks: June 2nd to July 25th Great opportunity to expand upon any skill you are
wanting to improve (clinical skills, public health, health policy, etc.)
Excellent way to give back to your community or any community around the state of Kansas
Freedom to choose your agency and your project focus!
MAKE AN IMPACT LOCALLY!
[email protected] for more info
(what must be known!)
Questions? [email protected]
Elaina Murray, Student Executive Director [email protected]
Ellen Hernly, Student Education & Evaluation Director
[email protected] Deshanett Clay, Student Program Director
[email protected] Cheryl Gibson, PhD
Principal Investigator & Health Faculty Advisor Wendy Hildenbrand, ABD, MPH, OTR/L
Co-Investigator & Faculty Advisor Stewart Babbott, MD,
Faculty Advisor
