title: Community education clarifies career choice in an allied health professions course.
abstract: Community education, a form of experiential learning, balances academic content with experiences, teaching students to apply learning to life experiences. Community education is introduced in the course, "Professional Roles and Environments in Health Care," which allows students to explore allied health careers to help them identify a health profession of interest. Students indicated that community education is a valuable academic exercise, allowing them to acquire real world experiences, interact with health professionals, and relate classroom learning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services and Information Management, School of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University, 4340 Health Services Drive, Greenville, NC 27858, USA. sasnettb@ecu.edu
authors.forename: Bonita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sasnett
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Royal
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D016390:Allied Health Occupations; D001290:Attitude; D002321:Career Choice; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male