Opportunities in Communitybased Education The Wider Social Contract and the Medical Student Experien

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Opportunities in Community-based Education The
Wider Social Contract and the Medical Student
Experience in Leeds

• Tuesday 12th September, 2006
• University of Leeds

Summarised by Simon Romaine (ugm4s2r_at_leeds.ac.uk)
Sunil Bhopal (ugm4ssb_at_leeds.ac.uk)
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Outline

• The aim of the seminar
• Key points of each speaker
• Summarise key points

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Seminar Aim

• Disseminate the two-way benefit of
  community-based education
• Guest speakers and group discussion

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Dr John SandarsSenior Lecturer, Community-based
Education

• What is community-based education?
• Within community medical school
• Social contract and learning WITH the community
• Mutually beneficial relationship
• eg. Research

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Louise HaighStroke Association

• Support and advice
• Call centre and website
• Dysphasia, family and prevention
• Lectures to medical students
• Experts by experience
• Insight into personal and psychological issues
• Deeper understanding

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Kathy GroganSTOP Project (Domestic Violence)

• Help and support for perpetrators
• Weekly meetings
• Advice, including coping strategies
• Valuing diversity sessions
• In-depth discussion
• Passion and personal experience

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Sunil BhopalMedical Student

• Valuing diversity session
• Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network
• Enjoyable
• Lots of information
• Real-life examples
• Specific health needs

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Tim McSharryAccess Committee for Leeds (ACL)

• Improve access for disabled people
• Community-based SSC
• Students
• Participate in day-to-day activities
• Learn about views and opinions first hand
• Increased understanding
• Organisation
• Share and disseminate information

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Sarah Beer, Laura Quinton, Lucy Yang and Hanna
MansoorMedical Students

• Community-based SSC
• Big Issue
• Richmond Hill Primary School
• Benefits
• Interact with different people
• Mirror doctor-patient relationship
• Specific health and social needs
• Develop communication and teaching skills

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Barry EwartCommunity Education Development
Officer

• Leeds Community Newsletter
• 600 organisations
• Mutually beneficial
• Raise profile of medical school
• Raise profile of community organisations
• Provide resources
• eg. websites

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Key Points

• Mutually beneficial
• Unique insight
• Passion
• Real-life examples
• Different people
• Specific health and social needs
• Enjoyable
• Costly and resource intensive