Below is your schedule for the community medicine rotation. All self-study modules have links to the resources you will need to read, review, or watch. Some modules have a form for you to complete with specific questions about that module. When you submit the form, your answers will go to Mendy Fowler, Sarah Summers-Barrio, Dr. Rachelson, and Dr. Sumulong.
Week 1
Online Modules
Activities
Lynn Middle School Health Education: Please contact Sylvia Chavez at 575-527-9445 to set up a mutually agreed upon activity. Please send the rotation faculty an email discussing the activity and what you learned from the experience.
LCFD Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program: Please contact Paul Ford at 575-202-0236 to schedule at least one ride-along. Please send the rotation faculty an email briefly reflecting on your experience.
Week 2
Vacation
Week 3
Online Modules
Self-Study on COVID-19 and Incarcerated Populations
Homelessness webinars from SAMSHA
Activities
DOH COVID-19 Testing: Please contact Melissa Limon at (575) 449-5093 to schedule a time to assist with testing on the border. Please convey with rotation faculty what you gleaned from the experience.
Asylum Seeker Clinic: Please contact Freida Adams at 575-932-8094 to schedule at least one shift at the clinic. Please send a brief email to rotation faculty reflecting on what you have taken away from this experience.
Week 4
Online Module
Women, Adolescent and Young Adult Care Webinars and Other Resources
Activity
Hospitality Coalition Meeting: Please email Dr. Scott to request the Zoom link for the meeting. Before the Hospitality Coalition meeting, review materials on faith-based organizations and health care.
Self Study Modules
Robert Graham Center
Robert Graham Center Population Health modules: These modules introduce you to concepts and ideas in population health. There are two modules and three case studies. Complete the two modules, then choose one of the case studies to work through.
LGBTQ Resources
National LGBT Health Education Center Webinars: Choose two of these webinars to view. Please note that some of these are more oriented towards patients for educational purposes. Choose webinars that are directed towards health care and/or public health professionals.
Caring for the Homeless Resources
SAMHSA Homelessness Programs and Resources: Under the category “Mental and Substance Use Disorders and Homelessness Resources, choose one topic to explore in more depth.
SOAR Works (SAMHSA): Choose one of these webinars to view. Please note that some of these webinars are directed towards program organization and evaluation. Choose webinars that are directed towards health care and/or public health professionals.
COVID-19 and Incarcerated Populations Resources
Flattening the Curve for Incarcerated Populations: COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons (editorial from NEJM)
Why the Prison Population is So Vulnerable to COVID-19 (report from the Marshall Project)
What COVID-19 Means for America’s Incarcerated Population (opinion piece from Health Affairs)
Incarcerated Populations and COVID-19 Panel (audio recording from The Vera Institute of Justice)
UCLA Semel Institute Webinar on COVID-19 and Incarceration
Faith-Based Organizations and Health Care Resources
On Religion and Public Health (Boston University School of Public Health)
Partnerships Between the Faith-Based and Medical Sectors (Preventive Medicine Reports)
Enhancing the Role of Faith-Based Organizations to Improve Health (Translational Behavioral Medicine)
Women’s, Adolescent, and Young Adult Health Resources
ACOG Health Equity Modules: Review the slide show in the “Disparities in Ob-Gyn” section of this website. Choose one of the articles listed in the bibliography to read.
Adolescents and Young Adults Clinical Preventive Services: View this webinar and review the AAFP resources mentioned in it.
Caring for Adult Female Sexual Assault Survivors: Download the appendices located on the lower left side of this page. Do the pretest, then view the videos and listen to the audio. Finish with the post-test.
SNMFMRP Curriculum 