Students display nonjudgmental attitudes towards disparate value systems and beliefs. They explore the role of community services through site visits, discussions with staff and patients, and observation of the provision of services. B. Level Two Students elicit and identify nonbiologic factors as part of routine history-taking, including appropriate issues in their problem list formulations and management plans. They serve as patient advocates in identifying appropriate resources, matching patient needs to community services, and facilitating referrals. Students are aware of, respect, and will engage the familial, cultural, and spiritual supports in the care of the patient.
Students function as responsible team members.
They understand the importance of outreach, health advocacy initiatives, as tools to increase the utilization of care and to improve the health status of the population. C. Level Three Students proactively exercise initiative and leadership. They generalize individual and family problems they have seen to a broader community context. Students stay current with local, national health care issues. They analyze community health issues recognizing the contribution of political, sociological, cultural and economic factors.