TY - JOUR
T1 - Increasing awareness on health care access in Florida
T2 - A community-based medical–legal practicum project
AU - Martinez, Iveris L.
AU - Castellanos, Natalie
AU - Carr, Casey
AU - Plescia, Christopher J.
AU - Rodriguez, Andres L.
AU - Thommi, Sairah
AU - Weithorn, David
AU - Zaremski, Lynn
AU - Maisel, Peggy
AU - Wells, Alan L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Johns Hopkins University Press.
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - Problem: Service learning and experiential coursework has become a requirement for medical students and law students. Advocacy for the underinsured and uninsured is of ethical importance to both the practice of law and medicine, however engaging professional students in meaningful advocacy work with community partners can be challenging. Purpose: The article describes a partnership between medical and law students in a community-based service learning project to promote health care access. Key Points: Law and medical students at Florida International University partnered with community members and Florida Legal Services to collect patient narratives, disseminate information on Medicaid expansion to community members, and present patient stories to state lawmakers. Conclusions: The medical and law students learned about each other’s professional roles and gained skills in interviewing, and legislative and policy advocacy through this service learning project by providing legislative testimony to key stakeholders and community education on Medicaid expansion.
AB - Problem: Service learning and experiential coursework has become a requirement for medical students and law students. Advocacy for the underinsured and uninsured is of ethical importance to both the practice of law and medicine, however engaging professional students in meaningful advocacy work with community partners can be challenging. Purpose: The article describes a partnership between medical and law students in a community-based service learning project to promote health care access. Key Points: Law and medical students at Florida International University partnered with community members and Florida Legal Services to collect patient narratives, disseminate information on Medicaid expansion to community members, and present patient stories to state lawmakers. Conclusions: The medical and law students learned about each other’s professional roles and gained skills in interviewing, and legislative and policy advocacy through this service learning project by providing legislative testimony to key stakeholders and community education on Medicaid expansion.
KW - Community health partnerships
KW - Health care reform
KW - Health services accessibility
KW - Law
KW - Medical students
KW - Medical-legal partnerships
KW - Narrative medicine
KW - Patient protection and affordable care act
KW - Service learning
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U2 - 10.1353/cpr.2016.0007
DO - 10.1353/cpr.2016.0007
M3 - Article
C2 - 27018363
AN - SCOPUS:84961666327
SN - 1557-0541
VL - 10
SP - 141
EP - 147
JO - Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action
JF - Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action
IS - 1
ER -