Student Educator Project
Name of project:
Student Educator Project
Hypothesis or Research question being
addressed:
What is the effect of healthcare
discipline students serving as educators to rural underserved populations?
Principal Investigator:
C. K. Shannon, MD, PhD, WVU Department
of Family Medicine
Name(s) of RHEP consortia where research
is being conducted:
May be conducted in primary care
clinics in any RHEP consortium
Criteria for entry into the project:
Short workshop given by personnel
of the Department of Family Medicine. Primary care outpatient contact during
a rural rotation. Letter of participation from facility, obtained by student
or investigator, prior to beginning project.
Role of RHEP students:
Act as patient educators to patients
with hyperlipidemia and/or diabetes
Discipline of students being recruited
to participate:
Any healthcare discipline student
Deadline for completion of project
(may be listed as ongoing):
ongoing