title: Interprofessional education as a method to address health needs in a Hispanic community setting: A pilot study.
abstract: The Hispanic population in and around Richmond, Virginia, USA, has grown rapidly since 2000. The Richmond City Latino Needs Assessment emphasized this growth and also reported concerns regarding healthcare access. Schools of medicine, pharmacy, and nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University have partnered together with community organizations to develop and implement an interprofessional student service learning pilot program to meet community needs and provide an opportunity for enhanced learning. Community events allowed students to work on interprofessional teams to provide healthcare screenings and education to the Hispanic community. The program was evaluated by the use of a community service survey. Results indicated improved perceptions of student comfort with working with diverse patients, working on teams, and patient-centered care, as well as statistically significant improvements in student understanding of health care access and barriers, community needs, and social determinants of health. Results suggest that this community-based service-learning interprofessional experience was critical in student learning.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Family Medicine and Population Health , School of Medicine .
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.affiliation: b Center on Health Disparities, School of Medicine .
authors.forename: Allison A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vanderbilt
authors.affiliation: c Department of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science , and.
authors.forename: Sallie D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.affiliation: d Department of Family and Community Health Nursing , School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , VA , USA.
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gregory
mesh_terms: D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D020380:Needs Assessment; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D018794:Problem-Based Learning
keywords: Interprofessional care; interprofessional collaboration; interprofessional education