title: The Lay Health Educator Program: Evaluating the Impact of this Community Health Initiative on the Medical Education of Resident Physicians.
abstract: Resident physicians receive little training designed to help them develop an understanding of the health literacy and health concerns of laypersons. The purpose of this study was to assess whether residents improve their understanding of health concerns of community members after participating in the Lay Health Educator Program, a health education program provided through a medical-religious community partnership. The impact was evaluated via pre-post surveys and open-ended responses. There was a statistically significant change in the residents' (n = 15) understanding of what the public values as important with respect to specific healthcare topics. Findings suggest participation in a brief, formal community engagement activity improved medical residents' confidence with community health education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Mason F. Lord Building, Suite 339, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA, panagis@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Panagis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Galiatsatos
authors.forename: Rebeca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Daniel Hale
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Colburn
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Christmas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006266:Health Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D040441:Health Educators / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012068:Religion and Medicine