Community Medicine

Community Medicine Opportunities

Local Opportunities

Many medical providers doing international work seek out local opportunities to work with under-resourced and a variety of populations. The following list highlights some of these local opportunities.

  • Fourth Street Clinic: Residents may choose to do an elective at this local clinic for people experiencing homelessness.
  • Community Health Centers: The residency has a long-standing relationship of working closely with Community Health Centers. Residents interested in providing care for this primarily Spanish-speaking population have the opportunity to work at a CHC site as their secondary longitudinal clinic in 2nd and 3rd year.
  • Maliheh Clinic: Provides same-day access to medical care for anyone in need, including a large number of Spanish speaking individuals. Residents rotate here during their Community and Preventive Medicine Rotation and may schedule additional time as well.
  • New American Health Care: All residents will be scheduled with the New Americans Clinic at Sugarhouse to participate in New American Intake visits for former refugees. All residents have the opportunity in their continuity clinics to care for refugees relocated to Utah.

Core Experiences

All residents will have the following community medicine training experience.

  • Community and Preventive Medicine (CPM) Rotation: 4-week rotation during PGY-3 year. This rotation also includes experiences at the following sites: Intensive Outpatient Clinic (IOC), Multidisciplinary Primary Care-Based Transition Clinic (SPARC) and Fourth Street Clinic (serving people experiencing homelessness).
  • Maliheh Clinic Rotation: 2-week rotation during PGY-3 year at a free clinic whose mission is to provide free, same-day access to high quality urgent medical care for all qualified patients.
  • Community Outreach Events: Residents are given protected time to participate and lead community events focused on providing and promoting health.
  • Wasatch Community Gardens: A group volunteer activity. Residents experience the joy and connection that comes through collaboration. Skills and confidence for community service are developed through organized activities that meet community needs and provide an enhanced sense of civic responsibility and cohesiveness.
  • Initial Health Screening Clinic: PGY-1 or PGY-2 residents undergo training on performing initial health screenings necessary for newly arrived individuals undergoing Refugee status process.
  • Cultural Competence, Humility, and Trauma-Informed Care: Didactic instruction during PGY1- didactics.
  • Community Bus Tour: PGY-1 residents have a guided tour to sites in the community to learn about services provided to underserved populations.

Additional Opportunities

For residents with increased interest in community medicine and underserved care, the following supplemental educational activities are available.

  • Elective Rotation: Social Determinants of Health in Medicine (SDHIM) – (includes experiences at IOC, Redwood clinic, THRIVE), Maliheh Clinic, Fourth Street Clinic, Community Health Center, Redwood Spanish clinic.
  • Refugee Health Experience: Residents follow one of the Refugee organizations International Refugee Committee (IRC) or Catholic Community Charities (CCS), through the process of receiving new arrivals to the country.
  • Scholarship: Residents are invited to present on community projects at local, national and international conferences such as the International Refugee and Migration Conference.