Open AccessThe Community Health and Social Medicine Incubator: a service-learning framework for medical student-led projects
Author(s) -
DavidDan Nguyen,
Kacper Niburski,
Brianna Cheng,
Koray Demir,
Andrew J. Dixon,
Owen Dan Luo,
Julie de Meulemeester,
Anne Xl Nguyen,
David M. Paterson,
Mathew Thomson,
Anna de Waal,
Liz Singh,
Kristin Hendricks,
Saleem Razack
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
canadian medical education journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1923-1202
DOI - 10.36834/cmej.70653
Subject(s) - incubator , service learning , general partnership , public relations , community health , curriculum , sustainability , health care , medical education , business , equity (law) , health equity , sociology , political science , medicine , pedagogy , law , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , ecology , finance
Implication Statement
The Community Health and Social Medicine (CHASM) Incubator is a social impact venture that gives medical and other health care students the opportunity to develop initiatives that sustainably promote health equity for, and in partnership with, community partners and historically marginalized communities. Students learn how to develop projects with project management curricula, are paired with community health mentors, and are given seed micro-financing. As the first community health incubator driven by medical students, CHASM provides a framework for students interested in implementing sustainable solutions to local health disparities which extends the service-learning opportunities offered in existing curricula.