TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Altruism
KW - Ambulatory Care Facilities/organization & administration/utilization
KW - Clinical Competence
KW - Community Health Services/organization & administration/utilization
KW - Community-Institutional Relations
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Education, Medical, Undergraduate/methods
KW - Female
KW - Homeless Persons/statistics & numerical data
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Medically Underserved Area
KW - Middle Aged
KW - New York City
KW - Patients/statistics & numerical data
KW - Primary Health Care/organization & administration/statistics & numerical data
KW - Students, Medical
KW - Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology
AU - P. Batra
AU - J. S. Chertok
AU - C. E. Fisher
AU - M. W. Manseau
AU - V. N. Manuelli
AU - J. Spears
A1 - 
AB - Though altruism and patient advocacy are promoted in medical education curricula, students are given few opportunities to develop these skills. Student-run clinics focusing on the health needs of the underserved can provide important health services to needy patients while providing students with career-influencing primary care experiences. The Columbia-Harlem Homeless Medical Partnership (CHHMP)-a project initiated by medical students to provide primary care to Northern Manhattan's homeless population-serves as a new model of service learning in medical education. Unlike many other student-run clinics, CHHMP has developed direct patient outreach, continuous care (stable "student-patient teams" and a weekly commitment for all volunteers), and regular internal data review. Chart review data presented demonstrate the project's success in providing care to the clinic's target population of homeless and unstably housed patients. Targeted outreach efforts among clients have increased rates of patient follow-up at each subsequent review period. Additionally, CHHMP has used review data to develop services concordant with identified patient needs (psychiatric care and social services). CHHMP has recruited a committed group of volunteers and continues to engender an interest in the health needs of the underserved among students. Not only does CHHMP provide a "medical home" for homeless patients, it also provides a space in which students can develop skills unaddressed in large teaching hospitals. This project, a "win-win" for patients and students, serves as a unique model for community health-based service learning in medical education.
BT - Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
C5 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities; Medical Home
CP - 5
CY - United States
DO - 10.1007/s11524-009-9386-z
IS - 5
JF - Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
N2 - Though altruism and patient advocacy are promoted in medical education curricula, students are given few opportunities to develop these skills. Student-run clinics focusing on the health needs of the underserved can provide important health services to needy patients while providing students with career-influencing primary care experiences. The Columbia-Harlem Homeless Medical Partnership (CHHMP)-a project initiated by medical students to provide primary care to Northern Manhattan's homeless population-serves as a new model of service learning in medical education. Unlike many other student-run clinics, CHHMP has developed direct patient outreach, continuous care (stable "student-patient teams" and a weekly commitment for all volunteers), and regular internal data review. Chart review data presented demonstrate the project's success in providing care to the clinic's target population of homeless and unstably housed patients. Targeted outreach efforts among clients have increased rates of patient follow-up at each subsequent review period. Additionally, CHHMP has used review data to develop services concordant with identified patient needs (psychiatric care and social services). CHHMP has recruited a committed group of volunteers and continues to engender an interest in the health needs of the underserved among students. Not only does CHHMP provide a "medical home" for homeless patients, it also provides a space in which students can develop skills unaddressed in large teaching hospitals. This project, a "win-win" for patients and students, serves as a unique model for community health-based service learning in medical education.
PP - United States
PY - 2009
SN - 1468-2869; 1099-3460
SP - 781
EP - 790
EP - 
T1 - The Columbia-Harlem Homeless Medical Partnership: A new model for learning in the service of those in medical need
T2 - Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
TI - The Columbia-Harlem Homeless Medical Partnership: A new model for learning in the service of those in medical need
U1 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities; Medical Home
U2 - 19585243
U3 - 10.1007/s11524-009-9386-z
VL - 86
VO - 1468-2869; 1099-3460
Y1 - 2009
ER -