Medical Students in Youth Corrections: A Community Service Learning Opportunity

Authors

  • Ryan Joseph LeBlanc UBC Medicine - Northern Medical Program
  • Jesse Armstrong Wolfe UBC Medicine - Northern Medical Program
  • Bhupinder Singh Johal UBC Medicine - Northern Medical Program
  • Jayden Dane McIntyre UBC Medicine - Northern Medical Program

Abstract

Four medical students conducted a community service program at a local youth custody center. The program included cooking, exercise, and health-oriented educational discussions. The experience enforced the CanMEDS competencies and allowed the students to develop a greater appreciation of specific health care needs of marginalized populations. This may better prepare students to care for marginalized patients in the future as physicians. Community service learning opportunities are a valuable adjunct to conventional medical education.

Author Biographies

Ryan Joseph LeBlanc, UBC Medicine - Northern Medical Program

A second year medical student studying in the Northern Medical Program of UBC.

Jesse Armstrong Wolfe, UBC Medicine - Northern Medical Program

A second year medical student studying in the Northern Medical Program of UBC.

Bhupinder Singh Johal, UBC Medicine - Northern Medical Program

A second year medical student studying in the Northern Medical Program of UBC.

Jayden Dane McIntyre, UBC Medicine - Northern Medical Program

A second year medical student studying in the Northern Medical Program of UBC.

Published

2013-07-17

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2013): MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION

Section

Commentaries