| Selectives Type:
Medical Humanities |
Selective
Title
Community Engaged Public Health BSHS |
Course Number
PMCU 4020 |
| Prerequisites:
Successful completion of all Year 3 requirements; Completed C-form with faculty signature required for enrollment no less than two weeks prior to beginning of the course. |
Responsible Faculty Director:
Cara Pennel
Other Faculty:
Premal Patel |
Contact
Information
Arielle Bennett
atbennet@utmb.edu |
Periods
Offered
all, excluding period 8
excluding holiday period 8 |
Maximum
Enrollment
No limit |
| Learning Objectives |
The project may focus on an area of on-going research or a faculty approved, student-selected topic. Students will be expected to:
1. Define a clear question related to public health and/or community engagement
2. Identify and apply an appropriate methodology
3. Locate and synthesize relevant literature and/or data
4. Develop a well-referenced deliverable, i.e. paper, that answers your original question
5. Include a discussion related to implication for policy or practice |
| Describe the qualifications
background and career goals or interests of students who would benefit
from the course: |
This course is appropriate for medical students interested in public health and community
engagement. This is a required selective for students in the Community Engaged Public
Health Scholarly Concentration. |
| Description of course
activities |
| Students will be paired with a faculty mentor, who will work with the student to complete a literature review, research project, or similar scholarly written work. If the question or project is with and/or for a community partner or preceptor, the student should attempt to engage them to provide insight and/or feedback, as their time permits. In addition to the paper, students will be required to present at a conference or symposium, such as the Global Health (October annually) or Public Health (April annually) Symposium. |
| Proposed time
requirement (%) for the student activities per 40-hour week: |
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Activity |
Percent of Activity |
| Faculty
contact time |
10% |
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Self-directed study |
40% |
| Data
collection/analysis |
40% |
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Other
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Method of student evaluation
Check all that apply - complete appropriate section(s) only:
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1. Grading |
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| A. |
Please specify your grading criteria for outstanding performance: |
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Evidence of weekly progress based on meetings and communication with faculty mentor. Successful completion of a scholarly written project. Students will be asked to present their work at the National Public Health Week Symposium or a similar conference or
symposia. |
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2. Written Assignment (Homework,
projects, notes, papers, abstracts, etc.) |
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A. |
Frequency of written assignment(s) |
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| B. |
Type of written assignment |
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Seminars or tutorials culminating in a research
paper. |
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Basic science research plus documented written
report. |
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Humanities, social sciences, biostatistical or
epidemiological research culminating in a scholarly paper or written
report. |
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Clinically-based written reports focusing on a basic
science or humanities problem. |
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Journal club written reports |
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Grant proposals |
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Literature review |
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Oral presentation plus written report. |
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Other modality with a self-directed, scholarly
research component culminating in a written report. |
| C. |
Format of written assignment |
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Varies, minimum 10-pages |
| D. |
Method of content selection (student-selected,
assigned, relate to cases, etc.) |
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Student selected topic in consultation with faculty mentor and course director. |
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3. Oral Presentation |
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A. |
Frequency / duration of presentation(s)? |
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A minimum of one presentation of the student's work in a public setting (e.g., symposium,
conference, etc.). A lay presentation may be requested if the project is with or for a
community partner. |
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B. |
Type and format of presentation |
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Conference or symposia poster or oral presentation. |
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D. |
Assessment - Who assesses the student's
presentation performance? |
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Self-assessment
Peer
assessment
Faculty
assessment |
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E. |
Method of content selection |
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Student-selected
topic
Assigned
topic |
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4. Professionalism |
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What expectations do you have for the
student to demonstrate participation in the elective (e.g. small group
activities, seminars, thoughtful questions, providing resources, journal
club, resident lecture attendance)?
The instructor will discuss principles of appropriate attribution and
the referencing of literature with the student. The student is expected
to understand and to adhere to the principle that all presented work
must be solely the student’s own. |
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The instructor will discuss principles of appropriate attribution and the referencing of literature with the student. The student is expected to adhere to the principle that all presented work must be solely the student's own. Any plagiarism, including use of AI or ChatGPT uncited, is grounds for failure of the course. The mentor will evaluate the student's professionalism. |
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5. Other Modes of Evaluation |
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Please explain below. |
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