Purpose
The goal of this distinction is to provide a pathway for students with a strong commitment to health equity to acquire the knowledge and skills to promote health equity for medically underserved communities.
Eligibility For the Disctinction
Students can join the program at any point after completing their first semester of medical school. It is strongly recommended to join before the end of the second year to ensure that all requirements can be met before graduation.
Program Requirements
| Coursework/training elements | Social Determinants of Health Grand Rounds AND Addressing Systemic Health Inequities Special Topics course AND EITHER One elective (see below) in health equity and one special topic (see below) in health equity OR Completion of one of our flagship health equity programs (Health Equity Scholars; CU2RE; Albert Schweitzer Fellowship) |
| Patient Care | 12 hours of clinical work at EAB OR 12 hours of clinical care for underserved groups (with pre-approval) |
| Education | 4 hours of Teaching Associate work for Office of Service Learning during the MS4 year OR Creation of educational products for students such as service learning guidebooks, neighborhood fact sheets, etc. (with pre-approval) |
| Research | Scholarly activity with health equity focus (with pre-approval) |
| Service/Community Engagement | 40 hours community service 20 hours of service learning elective coursework (see below) |
Electives
Students may choose to take an elective course in a health equity-related topic to meet the coursework requirements of the program. Options include (but are not limited to):
- 06-454 COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
- 06-456 Spanish for Healthcare Professionals
- 06-454 COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
- 06-456 Spanish for Healthcare Professionals
- 28-315 CHALLENGES IN PREVENTIVE MEDICINE: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, QUALITY & EQUITY
- 28-497 ADDICTION MEDICINE
- 28-602 INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL ELECTIVE
- 28-607 INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION: NICARAGUA ELECTIVE
- 30-211 FAMILY MEDICINE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE IN A RURAL SETTING
- 30-240 SENIOR RURAL/FAMILY MEDICINE
- 30-304 TLC LEADERSHIP IN COMMUNITY AND POPULATION MEDICINE (PRIMARY CARE TRACK)
- 30-305 TLC LEADERSHIP IN COMMUNITY AND POPULATION MEDICINE (RURAL AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATED)
- 30-400 INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE
- 52-531 CHILD ABUSE MEDICAL EVALUATION
- 90-225 EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS
- 91-920 COMMUNITY MEDICINE
- 91-963 GERIATRICS
- 91-969 Leadership in Community and Population Medicine for TLC2 Distributed Students
- 91-992 EXPLORING RURAL PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE
Special Topics
Students may choose to take a Special Topics course in a health-equity-related topic to meet the coursework requirements of the program. Options include (but are not limited to):
STP2094 CHILDHOOD DIABETES SUMMER CAMP
STP2142 EAB CLINICAL SKILLS
STP2143 EAB CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
STP2145 CAMP SMILE-A-MILE: CAMP FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER
STP2245 CAMP RAP-A-HOPE: CAMP FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER IN MOBILE, AL
STP2263 ANYTOWN SOCIAL JUSTICE CAMP
STP2136 CLINICAL MEDICINE IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (H)
STP2045 CULTURAL COMPETENCE ISSUES IN HEALTHCARE (T)
STP2154 EXPERIENCE IN RURAL SURGERY (T)
STP2202 EXPLORATION IN COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY
STP2295 HES IMMERSION WEEK
STP2310 HIGH VALUE CARE (H)
STP2009 IMPACT OF DISABILITY ON DEVELOPING CHILD
STP2016 IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY: A RURAL MEDICINE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
STP2058 INTERNATIONAL AND MISSIONARY MEDICINE
STP91919 (T) INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MEDICINE
STP3002 (T) INTRODUCTION TO PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
STP2082 (H) LIFE & PRACTICE IN RURAL ALABAMA
STP2166 (M) MEDICAL OUTREACH MINISTRIES
STP2362 (CU2RE only) POPULATION HEALTH IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
STP2315 Prep for Global Health, Travel, & Delivering Acute Medical Care
STP 2008 (T) RURAL MEDICAL SCHOLARS EXPERIENCE
STP2367 SEXUAL HEALTH
STP2120 (H) SHARING MY PATH TO MEDICAL SCHOOL
STP2368 SDH SCREENING in EMERGENCY MEDICINE
STP10401 SPIRITUALITY AND MEDICINE
STP2046 SUBSTANCE ABUSE MEDICINE
STP2366 The Impactful Weight of Treating Beyond the Scale
STP2160 UAB SPANISH INTERPRETER EXPERIENCE
Application Process
There is no formal application process. Contact Mary Jane Rodriguez for instructions and to be enrolled in the program.
Contact Us
If you have questions, contact rodriguez@uab.edu
