Georgetown University SOM Health Justice Scholars Program Eileen S Moore, MD Assistant Dean for Community Education and Advocacy Linda A Gwinn Assistant Dean for Curriculum Management Jett McCann, MLS, CKM, DM/AHIP Associate Dean for Knowledge Management Douglas L Varner, MS, MLS, AHIP Senior Associate Director /Chief Biomedical Informationist Jesuit Medical School Conference April 7, 2011

Mission Guided by Georgetown’s Jesuit tradition of cura personalis, or care of the whole person, Georgetown University School of Medicine educates, in an integrated way, knowledgeable, skillful, ethical and compassionate physicians and biomedical scientists, dedicated to the care of others and the health needs of our society

Social Justice and Advocacy-Historical Overview Each student must complete a required 20 hours of community service, with most students exceeding this level A social justice journal club was established In 2004, student-driven projects included assessing barriers to access to healthcare, in the Washington DC area In 2005, curricular reform efforts Community service, advocacy, & population health In 2006, we established a Social Justice Week, an annual event to illuminate the unmet needs of our community, and further engage students to meet these needs A nucleus of interested students and faculty assessed community need

Historical Overview In 2007 HOYA Clinic was founded

Valuing Advocacy ->Curriculum: To formalize these disparate efforts, I launched a proposal to turn these projects into a curricular rather than co-curricular process, so students would be valued for their advocacy efforts In 2008, the Committee on Medical Education approved a 4-year social justice curricular track, to provide a longitudinal experience for students interested in social justice and health advocacy

Health Justice Scholar Track To introduce students to the concepts of health rights and health justice To teach students the nuances of and mechanics of effective issue advocacy on behalf of their patients and communities To provide the students with an opportunity to work on an advocacy research project, culminating in a report, and public release of findings To develop a longitudinal understanding through experience of how sustained advocacy can impact health determinants (political, financial, social, cultural)

Health Justice Scholar Curriculum Open to all students, but only those who complete all components of the curriculum will be eligible to receive special distinction at graduation as a Health Justice Scholar Year 1 – Introduction to Health Rights a series of didactic sessions, invited speakers foundations of advocacy Advocacy Project, student-developed project that is completed by year 4 Year 2 – Moving into Advocacy practical tools (working with legislature, media engagement) Year 4 – The Advocacy Elective -Elective opportunities including HOYA clinic

HOYA Clinic HOYA (Health Outreach to Youth and Adults) clinic was founded in Sept, 2007 -First student-driven free clinic in the District's history. -Located at a Family Shelter for 125 families and 250 children in the old D.C. General Hospital, -HOYA Clinic offers care to any patients who present, and to date more than 1700 patient visits Open 2 nights a week

HOYA Clinic Student Participation 171 of the 195 students in the M1 Class completed HOYA Clinic training HOYA Student Leadership 6 Clinic Coordinators: M2 Students Operations Scheduling Referrals/ Insurance Development Education Annual Report

HOYA Clinic Faculty Participation 21 Attending Physician volunteers Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, OB-GYN

Technology Comes to HOYA Grant funding for iPads

Tour of HOYA Clinic In conclusion - we will take you on a tour of HOYA Clinic