| Title | Community fieldwork collaboration between medical and social work students. | | Author(s) | Bracht NF, Anderson I | | Source | Soc Work Health Care 1975; 1(1):7-17. | | MeSH | Community Health Services
Community Medicine
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Kentucky
Patient Care Planning
Patient Care Team
Rural Health
Social Change
Social Work
| | Abstract | This article describes an educational demonstration in interdisciplinary community field experiences between social work and medical students at the University of Kentucky Medical school, the hospital social service department, the school of social work, and community social and health agencies. The pilot program in which students from different professions lived for 6 weeks in outling rural communities served by the medical center, provided an opportunity: (a) to study the feasibility of combining a borad community health study experimence with casework services in a hospital-based educational program and (b) to assess the benefits of early interdisciplinary community and clinical work between future doctors and social workers. Students saw the advantages of cooperative teamwork in studying community problems, and were able to apply classroom theory about community organization to real community situations. The organizational structure and staff resources required to carry out such a demonstration are described, and the implications of the training project are discussed. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 1235185 |
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