About this Course

Learning Objectives
MED S400 introduces pre-medical students to the medical setting and engages them in serving the medically underserved communities. By incorporating students in providing underserved health care prior to medical school, we hope to stimulate a lasting appreciation for care of the underserved. The course will provide the opportunity for students to work closely with Affiliate Faculty members of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Having students in the Community Health Centers will facilitate relationships between the student, the community, and the institutions (hospitals and institutions of higher learning). In addition to the much sought after exposure to practicing physicians, students will also gain leadership and communication skills. By utilizing these skills in a real life situation, full assimilation of the skills will be possible.

The course will be offered for three credit hours to healthcare students through the university consortium. It is the first undergraduate course offered by the School of Medicine and was approved as a new course that began in the Fall of 2003. As a consortium course, students from IUPUI, Marian College, Butler University, University of Indianapolis, Franklin College, and Martin University can take the course and have the credit appear on their home institution transcript.