An emergency medicine based model for community‐engaged learning

Abstract Community‐engaged learning (CEL) integrates community service with structured learning to strengthen the knowledge and skills of future physicians while still in medical school. A national model forCEL during medical school does not currently exist. Emergency physicians have the opportunity...

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Main Authors: Barry J. Knapp, Julie Stoner, Joseph Lang, Rebecca Johnson, Ronald Flenner, Maryanne Gathambo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12752
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Summary:Abstract Community‐engaged learning (CEL) integrates community service with structured learning to strengthen the knowledge and skills of future physicians while still in medical school. A national model forCEL during medical school does not currently exist. Emergency physicians have the opportunity to play a vital role in medical student education using CEL as a platform. This article elucidates the structure of a bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (B‐CPR) CEL program developed by emergency physicians that could serve as a national model for community engagement. As B‐CPR is a well‐known evidence‐based community intervention that can be taught by students and implemented by the community, it represents an ideal CEL that can also have a measurable impact on local B‐CPR rates. The development and structure of a B‐CPR CEL program, lessons learned, and impact on B‐CPR in a local area are reported.
ISSN:2688-1152