Maternal-Child Health Equity Fellowship Practicum

Catalog description

In the second semester of the Maternal-Child Health Equity Fellowship, students will build upon their learning of health equity and cross-cultural sensitivity in the previous semester and complete this theory-based practicum course, which will amplify the voices of women of color and provide students with insights to clinical solutions that are needed to heal fragmented systems of maternal-child health care. Students will have the opportunity to view inequality within a socioecological maternal-child health life course approach, considering racism and chronic and cumulative stress exposures based on intersections of gender, race, and class. Community-based experiential learning opportunities, including direct and indirect clinical practicum hours, will support intentional, comprehensive, and holistic understanding of social determinants to better prepare nurses to reduce disparities in maternal-child health. Students will complete a mentored leadership project that applies didactic and community-based learning will be developed, with the goal of integrating clinical, public health, and safetynet systems.