Community Service

The Department involves students in community-based activities beginning in the first year of medical school through the residency program. The goals of the Department's Community-based initiatives for students and residents are:

To instill an ethic of community service and social responsibility in medical students/residents by training them in the context of community service

To foster partnerships between community organizations and the medical school to promote the health of underserved/vulnerable populations

To equip the next generation of health professionals with the community-oriented/culturally sensitive competencies needed to make a difference in the lives of their patients/clients and the communities they serve

Med students help Latino seniors

Program designed to improve elders' cardiovascular health

Home News Tribune Online 07/28/05

NEW BRUNSWICK - Although Juana Torres' meals will still include pork, the senior citizen does plan on making some adjustments to her lifestyle to improve her overall health.