1. SPARC: Community advocacy through a student‐led conference.
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Reddy, Paavani, Lee, Joo‐Young, Orbuch, Rachel, Chow, Kimberly, Siddiqui, Osama, Reyes, Ana, Baskaran, Archit, and Sheehan, Karen
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PSYCHOLOGY of medical students ,SOCIAL determinants of health ,PATIENT participation ,CURRICULUM ,COMMUNITY health services ,SOCIAL justice ,LEARNING strategies ,MEDICAL education - Abstract
The article provides information on the goal of a group of medical students at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine to develop an avenue to bring together community members, researchers, hospital leaders and students in a collaborative space. Topics discussed include their creation of a conference under a student organisation called Students for Patient Advocacy and Research in the Community (SPARC), themes covered in the breakout sessions, and lessons from the conference.
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- 2022
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