CSLX 518 - Community Service Learning I

Institution:

University of Maryland-Baltimore

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Description:

Fall/Spring.?Year one students participate in a one-week rotation at the Dental School's Cecil County site gaining experience in a community setting that focuses on treating an underserved population of primarily pediatric patients. ? CSLX 548. Community Service Learning (2, 3) Fall/Spring.?Service Learning is a two-week experience in the Dental School's Cecil County facility and three-week experience at another extramural site?for?senior dental students. The purpose is to gain outside clinical experience while gaining an appreciation for cultural diversity and the oral health needs of underserved populations. The service learning experience can be fulfilled in several ways, such as working at community sites in Maryland treating underserved populations; working at specialty sites that prepare the student for postgraduate training; or working with health missions to foreign countries.?Because of logistics, service learning experiences in foreign countries is two rather than three weeks. Service Learning includes both the clinical experience at the site, as well as completion of a report that evaluates the student's experience in clinical procedures and service learning models.

Credits:

0.50 - 5.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.umaryland.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 706-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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