Citation

Lindemann J, Hansen L, Neu N. S. Dak. J. Med. 2001; 54(6): 213-216.

Affiliation

University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, South Dakota Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11449599

Abstract

Community projects are a requirement of third-year medical students at three South Dakota clinical campuses. Students identify a community issue, design and implement either a service or research project, and present the project to faculty and peers. Topics include cardiovascular and other disease risk factors, nutrition education, firearm safety and many others. These projects answer a need to advance an understanding of population health, promote community involvement among student physicians, and improve the health of the community.