The focus of this session #2 is Rosalind Franklin University’s direct engagement and outreach to the local community. Specifically, we will discuss RFU’s role in addressing health equity through partnerships with local agencies, school systems and as a direct service provider in areas such as North Chicago and Waukegan IL. During this panel discussion, we will look at the roles of RFU plays in outreach in the community, clinical outreach, and curriculum and co-curriculum development and its impact on the local community.

Learning Objectives

By attending to this session, you will learn:

• Associate the role of health, medical and STEM outreach programs in providing access to health careers to local youth in the North Chicago and Waukegan areas and the impact of medical pipeline programs are having
• Detect the specific changes are made in curricular and co-curricular development at RFU to address health equity
• Identify the clinical outreach efforts and the impact that those efforts are having in the local community

For more details on the speakers and to register, visit this page. 

###