{"id":6205,"date":"2013-08-07T11:51:27","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T15:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/im-residency\/?page_id=6205"},"modified":"2019-07-09T14:34:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T18:34:44","slug":"urban-health-pathway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/im-residency\/categorical-training-program\/pathways\/urban-health-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Health and Health Equities Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Human health and wellness are tightly linked with the communities in which we reside \u2013 our neighborhoods, our cultural communities, our built environment, and our socioeconomic realms.\u00a0 The Urban Health and Health Equities Pathway is designed for residents interested in delving more deeply into the Boston-based urban communities in which so many of our BMC patients live.<\/p>\n

Residents in this pathway will receive advanced training in health disparities and medical management of clinical issues frequently seen in underserved patient populations.\u00a0 Residents will also gain exposure to a variety of urban health issues \u2013 including substance use, immigrant\/refugee health, urban violence, hunger and food access, housing\/homelessness and more.<\/p>\n

Each year we accept two rising junior residents into the pathway after an application process.\u00a0 Each resident will have a variety of elective clinical experiences, including exposure to addiction medicine clinics, refugee clinic, work at healthcare for the homeless, needle exchange, and more.\u00a0 Residents also have one week of dedicated elective time to urban health.\u00a0 Educational activities include didactics on health disparities, training in health advocacy methods, and site visits to relevant social services organizations including urban farms, local advocacy organizations, community health centers, respite hospitals, and more.<\/p>\n

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Current resident projects include:<\/p>\n