Teaching compassion through a community-led, experiential learning activity for undergraduate medical students: the Empathy Project

Auteurs-es

  • Lina Shoppoff University of Ottawa
  • Christine Mathew University of Ottawa
  • Kaite Burkholder Harris Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa
  • Laura Muldoon University of Ottawa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6763-3150
  • Sydney Persaud Bruyere Research Institute
  • Sophia Kelly-Langer Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa
  • Elisha Davidson Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa
  • Moira Alie Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa
  • Carissa Grondin University of Ottawa
  • Claire E Kendall University of Ottawa

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.79452

Résumé

We co-facilitated a mandatory community-led experiential learning activity for medical students with the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa that demonstrates the feasibility and positive impact of incorporating community-led learning into the medical school curriculum.

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2025-01-20

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Shoppoff L, Mathew C, Burkholder Harris K, Muldoon L, Persaud S, Kelly-Langer S, et al. Teaching compassion through a community-led, experiential learning activity for undergraduate medical students: the Empathy Project. Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 20 janv. 2025 [cité 20 janv. 2025];. Disponible à: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/79452

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