curricular & elective opportunities
Community Health Outreach
A student-organized and directed elective class for first and second year medical students who want to learn about the issues faced by medically underserved populations in the community. First-year students have the opportunity to learn about community service organizations that provide care and resources to underserved populations. Second-year students apply their knowledge from the first-year to a self-directed service project with an underserved population of their choosing. The overall goal of the CHO course is to expose students to specific cultural concerns faced by various populations, which impact a person's overall state of health.
Conversations
An open dialogue on diversity, identity, and medicine for interested Carver College of Medicine students. Each session takes place over 8 weeks. Groups of 12 students meet over lunch for one hour a week with a University of Iowa staff facilitator from outside the medical school. Topics vary widely according to the group’s direction.
Global Programs
Elective opportunities for medical students at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine to better understand and serve the increasing diversity of patients in the US; to learn about and compare healthcare systems with alternative structures and resources; to pursue opportunities to observe alternative health concerns and treatments; to widen our professional support networks and to fulfill our desire to help the under served.
Medical Spanish Class
Meets weekly to improve Spanish-speaking skills, with an emphasis on medical terminology and interactions between physicians and Latino patients.
Mobile Clinic
The mission of the Mobile clinic is to serve needy populations in and around Iowa City; to utilize interdisciplinary-potential from the allied health sciences at the University of Iowa; to raise awareness of existing health resources in the area and to connect people in the communities served to these resources.
Proteus
Provide farmworkers, immigrants and others with a variety of services that improve their health, education and economic opportunities.
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Service Distinction Track
Encourage, support, and recognize University of Iowa students who work extensively with medically underserved, marginalized, and rural populations.