BACKGROUND: Medical schools have increasingly begun to incorporate service learning practices into their curricula. DESCRIPTION: As part of a community-based service learning elective, 7 first-year medical students designed and implemented a health behavior education program for residents of a women's substance abuse recovery facility. The resulting program, Start Small, Feel Better, emphasized setting and accomplishing small goals to promote healthy lifestyle modifications. EVALUATION: We present personal reflections from the students, impressions of the participants, and qualitative data on the short-term effects of this intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Start Small, Feel Better represents a model of how a service learning project could be put into practice and positively impact both medical students and the broader community.
BACKGROUND: Medical schools have increasingly begun to incorporate service learning practices into their curricula. DESCRIPTION: As part of a community-based service learning elective, 7 first-year medical students designed and implemented a health behavior education program for residents of a women's substance abuse recovery facility. The resulting program, Start Small, Feel Better, emphasized setting and accomplishing small goals to promote healthy lifestyle modifications. EVALUATION: We present personal reflections from the students, impressions of the participants, and qualitative data on the short-term effects of this intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Start Small, Feel Better represents a model of how a service learning project could be put into practice and positively impact both medical students and the broader community.
Authors: Mark L Wieland; Thomas J Beckman; Stephen S Cha; Timothy J Beebe; Furman S McDonald Journal: Mayo Clin Proc Date: 2010-08 Impact factor: 7.616
Authors: Nilay S Shah; Jasmine Rassiwala; Allison L Ducharme-Smith; David A Klein; Ashley S Kim; Claudia Leung; Rabih Dahdouh; Stephen Havas Journal: Adv Med Educ Pract Date: 2016-03-11