Browsing by Author "Wedemeyer, R"

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    Classroom Connection: Engaging adolescents on weapon safety and cyberbullying prevention
    (2020) Lee, Y; Rogers, R; Asantey, K; Seeley, E; Ringgenberg, S; Calloway, S; Hindo, J; Lucia, VC; Wedemeyer, R
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 19% of students nationwide were bullied at school and 15% were cyberbullied. Adolescents involved in bullying as victims, bullies, or bystanders are more likely to engage in suicide-related behavior, including the improper use of weapons. Prevention in the pediatric population is crucial, as 87 children, teens, and young adults are injured or killed by guns every day in the U.S.. Early intervention and preventative education may reduce incidents of violence, including in the Classroom Connection partner school district, whose students are referred to the county’s courts (and subsequently youth detention centers) at a disproportionately high rate.
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    Leveraging medical student teaching and communication skills to create a stronger workforce
    (2022) Lucia, VC; Jayakumar, M; Shubitowski, TB; Anyadike, KN; Wedemeyer, R
    Objectives: 1. Identify the importance of targeted outreach to middle school students to pursue careers in medicine. 2. Summarize best practices for implementing community outreach initiatives in an effort to increase the number of practitioners from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine. 3. Summarize best practices for formalized teaching and communication skills training for medical students participating in community outreach programs. 4. Generate potential session activities which incorporate principles of patient and family-centered care to engage families of middle school students in future outreach activities.
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    Pandemic transition to virtual service- learning for medical students: Creation of health education videos for elementary students
    (2022) Wedemeyer, R; Swanberg, Stephanie M.; Afonso, N; Lucia, VC
    Learning Objectives: 1. Develop health educational materials to be used in a virtual environment for elementary students 2. Demonstrate the ability to disseminate age-appropriate information about basic health concepts 3. Work effectively with others as a member of a team 4. Reflect on how to improve their own teaching and communication skills
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    Promoting community engagement and activism in high school students
    (2022) Vrittanami, L; Marchiori, M; Patel, D; Pataroque, K; Ang, N; Wedemeyer, R
    Service learning has been shown to promote cultural and racial understanding and foster a sense of social responsibility amongst students. Additionally, social responsibility is an important facet of community engagement and vital to improving outcomes for marginalized and disenfranchised populations, such as unhoused individuals. Street Medicine Oakland (SMO), a student-run program that provides medical care to unhoused individuals, has partnered with Avondale High School to develop an educational series on homelessness in Oakland County. This project will provide opportunities for high school students to engage in discussions surrounding homelessness in Oakland County and participate in service with medical student leaders from the SMO organization.