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Abstract
Background: Health advocacy is a core competency for physicians, which can be developed through community-based service-learning (CBSL). This exploratory study investigated the experiences of community partner organizations (CPOs) participating in CBSL in the context of health advocacy.
Methods: A qualitative study was conducted. Nine CPOs at a medical school participated in interviews on topics pertaining to CBSL and health advocacy. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and coded. Major themes were identified.
Results: CPOs perceived a positive impact from CBSL through student activities and connecting with the medical community. There was no unifying definition of health advocacy. Advocacy activities varied depending on the individual’s role (i.e., CPO, physician, and student), which encompassed providing patient care or services, raising awareness of healthcare issues, and influencing policy changes. CPOs had different perceptions of their role in CBSL from facilitating service-learning opportunities to teaching students in CBSL, while a few desired to be involved in curriculum development.
Conclusion: This study provides further insight into health advocacy from the lens of CPOs, which may inform changes to health advocacy training and the CanMEDS Health Advocate Role to better align with the values of community organizations. Engaging CPOs in the broader medical education system may improve health advocacy training and ensure a positive bidirectional impact.
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Contexte : La promotion de la santé est une compétence fondamentale pour les médecins, qui peux être développée dans le cadre de l’apprentissage par le service communautaire (ASC). Cette étude exploratoire examine les expériences des organismes communautaires partenaires (OCP) participant à l’ASC en ce qui concerne le volet promotion de la santé.
Méthodes : Dans le cadre d’une étude qualitative, neuf OCP d’une faculté de médecine ont participé à des entretiens sur des sujets liés à l’ASC et à la promotion de la santé. Les entretiens ont été enregistrés, transcrits et codés, et les thèmes principaux en ont été extraits.
Résultats : Les OCP ont perçu un effet positif de l’ASC, notamment par le biais des activités étudiantes et des liens établis avec la communauté médicale. Nous n’avons pas relevé de définition commune de la promotion de la santé. Les activités s’y rapportant varient selon le rôle de la personne (OCP, médecin ou étudiant) et comprennent la prestation de soins ou de services aux patients, la sensibilisation aux enjeux de santé et la promotion de changements d’orientations politiques. Les divers OCP avaient des perceptions différentes de leur rôle dans l’ASC, allant d’offrir des activités d’apprentissages aux étudiants en ASC, au désir de participer à l’élaboration des programmes d’études.
Conclusion : Cette étude permet de mieux saisir le point de vue des OCP sur la promotion de la santé. Elle peut ainsi éclairer les révisions du rôle CanMEDS de promoteur de la santé et de la formation en la matière de façon à les aligner davantage sur les valeurs des organismes communautaires. L’intégration des OCP à la formation médicale au sens large pourrait contribuer à améliorer le volet promotion de la santé de cette dernière et profiter aux partenaires de part et d’autre.
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