Advancing collaborative and socially engaged interprofessional partnership with the community, providing a centralized hub for students and faculty to coordinate opportunities for community service.
Informed Education Drives the Continuum of Engagement
Service
Providing service to an individual or community.
Advocacy
Advocating for an individual or community.
Engagement
Working in partnership with an individual or community.
Student Group & Faculty Volunteerism
- Student Groups: report new community partnerships and activities.
- Faculty interested in volunteering in the community please complete our Faculty Interest Form.
Community engagement describes collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.
The service-learning requirement for medical students involves the following components:
- Participate in service activities that respond to community-identified concerns;
- Preparation; and
- Reflection on the relationships between activity participation, medical school curriculum, and the roles of citizens and medical professionals.
Required to volunteer at three separate sites during Phase I of their curriculum, and are involved in larger, coordinated efforts during specific clerkships.
Additional WashU Community Engagement Resources
Community Partners
See our community partners below alphabetically, by category, or use the search bar to look for key words. If you have questions please email us; organizations interested in joining us, please complete our Partner Interest Form.
WUSM Interprofessional Clinic
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Mailing Address:
4444 Forest Park Ave
Suite 1210
St. Louis, MO 63110 - Phone: 314-273-5297