Project Students select a topic area and prepare a twenty minute presentation as well as a paper. Topics usually involve clinical problems or prevention. Students examine the topic from a population and community perspective as well as researching the biological and clinical aspects. Project papers are available to community programs. The Selective is a 2 month intensive experience providing an opportunity to integrate learning from the first three years in the implementation of an independent project.
Students complete a project in health intervention, education or research.
Selectives projects expand opportunities for community agencies to work with medical students and faculty to improve the health of people in their communities. The 15 hour Introduction to Community Service can be completed at any time. Students may choose to work with an agency in their practice community or with one of the many ongoing service projects in the Greater Hartford area. The student operated community service projects include health education and mentoring in Hartford schools, free clinics serving pregnant, homeless, migrant, and adolescent populations, a health education and screening program with the Eastern Pequot Nation and a local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Community Participation Community representatives provide educational experiences for students and are partners in the evaluation of student performance and program objectives.