The SIRCH elective
consists of a series of interactive
lunchtime lectures given by
RWJMS faculty as well as
speakers from community
organizations. These lectures
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serve to introduce students to
service opportunities with
members of our community.
Some projects may be
appropriate platforms for the
Patrick Lin
Student Director
linpn@umdnj.edu
Students
Interested in
Restoring
Community Health
(SIRCH)
Non-Credit
Elective
Distinction in Service to the
Community (DISC) program.
Students must attend a
total of 5 out of 6 lectures and
participate in at least 2 volunteer
UMDNJ-Robert Wood
Johnson Medical School
2008-2009
activities per semester.
A sign-in sheet at every
lecture will record student
attendance. Students will also
receive a log sheet on which to
record their volunteer activities
with supervisor’s signatures.
These will be collected at the
end of the semester. Students
will also complete a speaker
evaluation after each session.
generate feedback.
Co-sponsored by the Office of
Community Health and the Office
of Student Affairs
Lecture Schedule Spring 2009
The SIRCH elective was created
in order to introduce students to
opportunities to work with and for
Eric Jahn, MD
Interim Sr Assoc Dean for
Community Health;
Medical Director
Eric B. Chandler Health Center
1/27/09
12-1pm
West Lecture Hall
Student Presentation:
Shannon O’Hearn
RWJ MS II
Global Health and DISC
Community (DISC) Program. The
community/research projects.
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2/24/09
12-1pm
West Lecture Hall
Scott Sussman
Middlesex County Jail
Adult Substance Abuse Program
3/10/09
12-1pm
West Lecture Hall
Deborah Spitalnik, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics;
Executive Director
Elizabeth Boggs Center for
Developmental Disabilities
demonstrated exceptional and
sustained commitment to
advocacy for the community, to
their project.
provide mentorship for students in
conducting a community
Sunanda Gaur, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
South Asian Total Healthcare
Initiative
Learn about advocacy for our
community.
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Educate students about
“Healthier New Brunswick
2010” and how students can
get involved.
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Learn how to prepare the DISC
application and possible grants
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4/21/09
12-1pm
West Lecture Hall
Introduce students to faculty
who may serve as mentors on
goals of the DISC program are to
recognize students who have
Learn how to engage in a
sustainable community
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program for the RWJMS
Distinction in Service to the
Introduce/expose students to a
intervention.
order to provide increased access
It is meant to be a pipeline
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variety of volunteer/
1/20/09
12-1pm
West Lecture Hall
individuals in our community in
to health literacy and health care.
Objectives:
Encourage students to
participate in volunteer
activities.
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Learn about strategies and
resources to facilitate the
scholarly project and to promote
effective community-campus
partnerships that lead toward
improved health outcomes.
4/28/09
12-1pm
West Lecture Hall
Mario Vargas
Puerto Rican Action Board
delivery of culturally and
linguistically appropriate
information to those served by
the projects developed.