Providing health-related service for underserved populations while training

future health professionals

Participating Institutions

• Creative Arts Therapy • Dental, Law, Medicine • Nursing • Occupational Therapy• Pharmacy, Physical

Therapy, Public Health• Physician Assistant• Social Work

Interprofessional Focus

CommunityHealth

Internship

Clinical Scholars Program

Seminar Series

Clinical Program

Community Health Internship Program• 7 week Community Based Experience• Combines Weekly Didactic Sessions & Field Work• 100 Community sites & 230 Students Yearly • Final Symposium

Program Years Philadelphia Only All Locations

Sites* 1990-2010 313 429

Students* 1990-2010 3,052 3,590

Service Days 2000-2009 46,380 58,520

Community Health Internship Program CHIP

* includes 1990 feasibility year

Pennsylvania BTG 2009 Major Student ActivitiesCommunity Health Activity Card Data

Students marked all responses applicable to their program experience. Therefore, percent totals will exceed 100%.

 Activity # Students % Students

Health-related client education 205 90.30%

Planning health activities 203 89.40%

Community social activities 169 74.40%

Oral health activities 153 67.40%

Research on health issues 145 63.90%

Assessing community resources 138 60.80%

Community outreach 127 55.90%

Literacy activities 109 48.00%

Client interviews 99 43.60%

Advocacy activities 96 42.30%

Linking clients with health resources 95 41.90%

Evaluation of existing programs 91 40.10%

Pennsylvania BTG 2009 Students Experiencing Different Types of Community Sites

Community Health Activity Card (CHAC) Data Students marked all responses applicable to their program experience. Therefore, percent totals will exceed 100%.

Location#

Students%

StudentsCommunity organization office 145 63.90%

Day camp 100 44.10%

In the field/community 94 41.40%

Community health center/clinic 82 36.10%

Treatment centers (day or residential) 59 26.00%

Recreation center 52 22.90%

Library 43 18.90%

Client home 35 15.40%

Shelter (homeless or other) 34 15.00%

School 33 14.50%

Geriatric facilities (activity or residential) 29 12.80%

Hospital clinic 21 9.30%

Other site 16 7.00%

Hospice 2 0.90%

Pennsylvania BTG 2009 Major Community Health Factors Encountered/Addressed

Community Health Activity Card DataStudents marked all responses applicable to their program experience. Therefore, percent totals will exceed 100%.

Health Factor # Students % Students

Diet & nutrition 201 88.50%

Exercise 183 80.60%

Cardiovascular health 175 77.10%

Oral health 170 74.90%

Communication 138 60.80%

Access to health care 126 55.50%

Personal hygiene 119 52.40%

Mental health 117 51.50%

Obesity 113 49.80%

Poverty 106 46.70%

Race/ethnicity 106 46.70%

Child care 100 44.10%

Diabetes 92 40.50%

Cultural beliefs/practices 91 40.10%

Seminar Series• Scheduled During Evenings

in Academic Year• Maintain Collaboration

among Students, Staff and Preceptors

• Extend BTG beyond Summer Internship

Clinical Program• Maintain Interprofessional Participation• Focus on Clinical Sites in Philadelphiao Covenant Houseo Wissahickon Hospiceo Newcomers’ Health Project

Dental Student Participation• Integral to Program Since

Inception• Integrated as Team Members• Focus of Work• Scheduling Challenges

Oral Health Activities 2010

BTG CHIP Locations

Total Sites

# Sites Participating in

Oral Health Activities

% Sites Participating in

Oral Health Activities

Philadelphia 79 52 65.8%Erie 19 19 100.0%Pittsburgh 8 8 100.0%Lehigh Valley 3 3 100.0%

Community Preceptor Program Measures 20101 Median Mode

 % Responding

to QuestionThe partnership between my agency and BTG has helped the agency and those we serve.

5 5 100.0%

BTG brought resources and information to my agency/program that up until now have been unavailable.2

4 5 98.2%

The student's (s') work helped to create or strengthen linkages between my agency and other organizations/community resources.3

4 4 98.2%

1N = 1082 There was one (1) non-response, and one (1) unusable answer.3 There was one (1) non-response, and one (1) “n/a”.  

Pennsylvania Bridging the Gaps, 2010Community Preceptor Evaluation of the Program

Pennsylvania Bridging the Gaps, 2010Student Impact Program Measures

Student Impact Program Measures, 20101 Median Mode

% Responding to Question

I feel that BTG broadened my understanding of the health issues encountered by vulnerable and/or economically disadvantaged populations.

5 5 100.0%

My BTG internship taught me important lessons about working with vulnerable and/or economically disadvantaged populations. (1 non-response)

5 5 99.6%

My BTG internship increased my interest in working with vulnerable and/or economically disadvantaged populations.

5 5 100.0%

1(N = 222)