| Learning Objective #1: Describe the benefits of interdisciplinary education of nursing, pharmacy, and medical students involved in university/community partnership | |||
| Learning Objective #2: Describe the clinical applications of interactive video in distance-learning education |
The mission of the health science schools at the University of Buffalo includes the development of a Center for Distance Learning and Health Consultation that brings together the distance learning (DL) technological resources of the University and the community it serves. This proposal funded by Bell Atlantic Foundation provided education on HIV/STD’s to students in the Schools of Nursing, Pharmacy and Medicine as well as high school students in the Southern Tier communities of Western of New York (WNY).
The UB students acquired valuable clinical knowledge and experience in areas not routinely covered in the current curricula, including: interdisciplinary and team-building skills necessary to work in today’s health care environments; practical information about concerns related to HIV awareness and education; working with members of the community in a non-traditional setting, working with an experienced preceptor in the community; and learning the most effective ways of interacting with teachers, parents, and children in a community setting.
A community HIV outreach education forum was conducted in two high schools in the Southern Tier. The open community forum consisted of sessions specifically designed for teachers, parents, and students. Groups of UB faculty/students offered presentations to DL sites. These sessions presented by trained teams of UB students and faculty using the Project CONNECT system allowed for open discussion with high school students, teachers, and parents at rural sites. Evaluation of this experience included feedback on the HIV program as well as reaction to DL technology by interdisciplinary students, preceptors, rural professionals, high school students, parents and teachers.
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