Posters
Presentation Type
Poster
Discipline Track
Community/Public Health
Abstract Type
Program Abstract
Abstract
Purpose: The COVID-19 Pandemic has prompted innovation in health professional education, such that learners are able to recognize and mitigate healthcare disparities in the outcomes of vulnerable populations. The objective of our project was to increase education on preventing, preparing for, and responding to COVID-19 and other locally prevalent infectious diseases that disproportionately affect RGV communities.
Description: This project had 3 goals: (1) provide learners with virtual patient-interaction simulations (2) provide interactive training modules on the identification, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases affecting South TX and strategies to increase child vaccinations, and (3) provide learners an opportunity to coordinate community health promotion via PPE and COVID-19 information distribution.
Partners: Collaborative stakeholders included the AHEC Scholars Program and the Department of Pediatrics at UTRGV SOM. Both functioned as sponsoring bodies overseeing this operation. Mursion and Nearpod were consulted regarding how the use of their technologies could advance Goals 1 & 2. UT Health RGV patients and RGV colonia populations were the rationale for completion of Goal 3 and the project as a whole, as we sought to aid in improving their overall health.
Looking Ahead: Our approach integrated content learning and practice with regard to identifying, preventing, and addressing regionally prevalent infectious/non-infectious diseases and sensitive health topics affecting all age groups. The multifaceted nature of the project helped to solidify the knowledge gleaned and revealed possible avenues for health professional curriculum that can further learning in areas that are difficult to address in a traditional standardized manner, from pediatric patient encounters to community health interventions.
Academic/Professional Position
Medical Student
Mentor/PI Department
Pediatrics
Recommended Citation
Orta, Sabrina R.; Alvarado, Samantha G.; and Jhaveri, Shuchita, "Expanding Health Professional Education in the Rio Grande Valley during the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2023). Research Symposium. 49.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/somrs/theme1/posters/49
Included in
Community-Based Learning Commons, Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Interprofessional Education Commons, Medical Humanities Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons
Expanding Health Professional Education in the Rio Grande Valley during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Purpose: The COVID-19 Pandemic has prompted innovation in health professional education, such that learners are able to recognize and mitigate healthcare disparities in the outcomes of vulnerable populations. The objective of our project was to increase education on preventing, preparing for, and responding to COVID-19 and other locally prevalent infectious diseases that disproportionately affect RGV communities.
Description: This project had 3 goals: (1) provide learners with virtual patient-interaction simulations (2) provide interactive training modules on the identification, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases affecting South TX and strategies to increase child vaccinations, and (3) provide learners an opportunity to coordinate community health promotion via PPE and COVID-19 information distribution.
Partners: Collaborative stakeholders included the AHEC Scholars Program and the Department of Pediatrics at UTRGV SOM. Both functioned as sponsoring bodies overseeing this operation. Mursion and Nearpod were consulted regarding how the use of their technologies could advance Goals 1 & 2. UT Health RGV patients and RGV colonia populations were the rationale for completion of Goal 3 and the project as a whole, as we sought to aid in improving their overall health.
Looking Ahead: Our approach integrated content learning and practice with regard to identifying, preventing, and addressing regionally prevalent infectious/non-infectious diseases and sensitive health topics affecting all age groups. The multifaceted nature of the project helped to solidify the knowledge gleaned and revealed possible avenues for health professional curriculum that can further learning in areas that are difficult to address in a traditional standardized manner, from pediatric patient encounters to community health interventions.