Background

1. Rush Community Service Initiatives Program: Next Generation Leadership Development Marilyn Wideman, DNP, RN-BC, FAAN, Sharon Gates, M.A., Vanessa Archil MS4, Marc Dadios MS3 e Background Rush Community Service Initiatives Program (RCSIP) is a community engagement and all volunteer student and faculty program that was established in the early 1990s at Rush University Medical Center’s (RUMC) medical college. The intent was to create a network of sustainable volunteer community service programs that matched the medical students’ interests with social and healthcare needs of underserved communities living on the Westside of Chicago. The underlying aims of RCSIP include: 1) providing students with opportunities to apply the knowledge gained in the classroom and their clinical placements to diverse populations in community settings, 2) providing collaborate opportunities with faculty, interprofessional groups, and with community partners, 3) developing leadership skills, and 4) becoming more culturally competent providers. RCSIP has evolved to an interprofessional program involving students and faculty from all colleges within the university. The categories of the 26 RCSIP programs include healthcare access clinics, health education and promotion initiatives, healthcare profession pipeline training within the Chicago Public System, and various social support programs. All programs are aligned with assessed community needs and with RUMC’s strategies to address community needs. • RCSIP Methodology • University Community Engagement Office • Student governance • Leadership group for each RCSIP program • RCSIP Core student leadership group • Community partners • Volunteers • Rush students • External students • Faculty • Staff • Alumni • Funding • University • RU Caring Service Grants • External grants • Community partner support • Alignment • RUMC’s CHNA findings • RUMC’s CHNA implementation strategy • Collective impact: program layering Outcomes • All outcomes by self report anonymous surveys • Improved understanding of: • Health challenges in resource poor environments • Community healthcare needs • Roles of healthcare providers in community settings • Interprofessional team work toward common goals • Personal role in supporting health in the community • Improved confidence in communicating with: • Individuals in resource poor environments • Healthcare providers outside own discipline • Individual of diverse cultures and backgrounds • Enhanced abilities: • Working with interprofessional teams • Community care skills • Team building skills • Working in groups • Summary & Conclusion • Career preparedness • Leadership development • Interprofessional awareness • Broader community/patient understanding • Impact on patient interactions/approach • Career impact • Work setting/specialty • Patient population • Volunteer work • Co-curricular reinforcement • Student recruitment