Community Project / Community Service

The WRITE Community Project/Community Service requirement aims to engage the student with the community outside of the clinical setting.

The extended longitudinal experience of WRITE gives you a unique opportunity to engage your community.  It also provides an opportunity to use the concept of Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) during your WRITE experience. Please read the following article on COPC: Longlett SK, Kruse JE, Wesley, RM. Community-Oriented Primary Care: Historical Perspective . J Am Board Fam Pract 2001; 14:54-63.

The WRITE Community Project/Community Service can take one of two forms:

Students can complete a community or Clinic-based Project. TRUST students and other students who participated in RUOP are encouraged to continue community projects started during RUOP.

Community service would be volunteering with a community service organization such as Free Clinic, Food Bank, Meals on Wheels, Hospice, or similar service programs. Volunteer for 20 hours minimum (over a 21-24 week WRITE experience)

About one month into WRITE, the student is required to submit a Community Project Proposal describing the project or service plan to their WRITE Director.

The proposal form will describe a summary of the community, identify the community or clinic/hospital partner(s), and provide 1-2 annotated sources reflecting the mission/outcome of the service or project.

At the end of the WRITE experience, students will submit a minimum written 500-word summary and reflect on their service or project.