An Interprofessional Approach to Teaching Advocacy Skills: Lessons from an Academic Medical–Legal Partnership

Journal Article
Written By NCMLP

Description

From 2016 - 2017, a medical-legal partnership in Washington, D.C. piloted a legislative advocacy training program for preclinical medical students designed to prepare them to meet with Capitol Hill representatives about a health justice issue. The pilot assessed the impact of adding an interprofessional education dimension to the program, which in this case involved engaging law faculty and students to help the medical students understand and navigate the federal legislative process and prepare for their meetings. Results from the pilot suggest that adding law and policy experts to advocacy-focused training programs can improve medical students’ advocacy knowledge and skills and increase their professional identity as advocates. The findings were published in the Journal of Legal Medicine.

 

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Authors

  • Vicki W. Girard, JD

  • Eileen S. Moore, MD

  • Lisa P. Kessler, MBA

  • Deborah Perry, PhD

  • Yael Cannon, JD

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