Inner City Family Medicine Shadowing Experience

4 hour sessions, once weekly (Tuesdays or Thursdays) x 3-4 consecutive weeks from 4:00-8:00pm

This elective will allow observation and appreciation for inner-city health, addictions medicine, and the comprehensive care of marginalized populations. Students will work with 1 preceptor on a weekly basis during Radius’ evening clinic, from 4 to 8pm. During this experience, consideration for and discussion around social determinants of health will be explored.

To allow students to better understand and appreciate the comprehensive care of marginalized populations in an inner city setting, including:

• An appreciation for the social determinants of health
  
• An introduction to caring for a population that faces barriers to health care, with consideration for ethnicity, socioeconomic status, lack of appropriate housing, addictions, mental illness, literacy and education levels, and social isolation.
• Challenging the student’s personal prejudice and biases.
• Equipping students with experiences to mitigate the acquisition of systemic biases as they progress in their training
• The impact of a positive therapeutic relationship in caring for marginalized populations

This elective is open to all first and second year medical students at the University of Alberta.

Contact fmunder@ualberta.ca to organize this elective