PEDI 8019 - Border Health Immersion

The Community and Border Health Immersion Elective provides both community and clinical experiences aimed to provide learners with a foundation in understanding border and immigrant health. This elective will increase the learner’s direct exposure to issues of community and border health in the Paso del Norte Region, especially as they impact individuals, families, and communities with limited access to economic resources. Common themes will be exposure to social determinants of health, poverty, food insecurity, immigration status and access to care issues. The learners will have opportunities to be immersed in the border community and learn how to better provide medical care and advocate the immigrant population. The learners will participate in educational sessions and share their experiences with other learners. The elective is flexible and can be tailored to meet the individual learner’s objectives. There will be one-on-one interaction with faculty throughout the elective.

Credit Hours: 2