Community Health

Catalog description

This elective introduces students to the concepts and practice of community-engaged and population-based health care. Population-based care is becoming increasingly important in addressing the health needs of the United States. This elective helps students understand how Duke University Health System serves communities through collaborative, innovative, interdisciplinary clinical services, educational programs, and applied research. By allowing students to participate in actual programs, role modeling and experiential learning are used to supplement and apply what is learned in the required text-based materials of the course. Because the specific course activities depend upon the student's particular interests and the community health activities ongoing at the time of the elective, each student's experience will be individually designed. Credits: 4. Staff.