Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Volume 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 349-361

Community health centers: Unrecognized partners in health professions education (Article)

Cooksey J.A.* , Kaur K. , Matters M.D. , Simone B. , Chun E. , Hoekstra A.
  • a University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States, Health Policy Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, 2121 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612-7260, United States
  • b University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States, Health Policy Research Centers, University of Illinois at Chicago, 850 W. Jackson Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
  • c University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, 2035 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612-7259, United States
  • d National Opinion Research Center, 1155 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60612-7260, United States
  • e University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, 2121 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
  • f University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, 2121 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States

Abstract

Increasing demand for health professionals with training in ambulatory and primary care practice is placing stress on existing training site capacity. Community health centers can serve as model training sites, offering comprehensive multidisciplinary health care services and teaching clinician role models. In this study, 32 Illinois community and migrant health centers and federally qualified health centers were surveyed to assess their involvement with training in the past three years. Thirty centers had offered training to students from many disciplines, with nursing (27 centers) and medicine (24) the most frequent. Most centers had established formal relationships with training institutions but generally had limited involvement with course planning. Continued participation will likely require adequate funding, with some centers also seeking stronger institutional relationships and better integration of community health issues. Educators and policy makers may need to take a more active role in supporting centers, acquiring funds, and other enabling factors.

Author Keywords

Academic/community health center educational affiliations Federally qualified health centers Community health centers Primary care education Ambulatory health professions education

Index Keywords

education curriculum psychological aspect human Illinois Clinical Competence United States Community Health Centers Humans questionnaire Interinstitutional Relations medical profession Article organization and management Questionnaires migration Health Facility Administrators Models, Educational Health Occupations Training Support educational model health center Transients and Migrants health care facility public relations
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0033172835&doi=10.1353%2fhpu.2010.0551&partnerID=40&md5=ceb0fceeb9baf8591be362a095501a06
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0551
ISSN: 10492089
Cited by: 8
Original Language: English