| Name of project: |
Student Educator Project |
| Hypothesis or Research question being
addressed: |
What is the effect of healthcare
discipline students serving as educators to rural underserved populations? |
| Principal Investigator: |
C. K. Shannon, MD, PhD, WVU Department
of Family Medicine |
| Name(s) of RHEP consortia where research
is being conducted: |
May be conducted in primary care
clinics in any RHEP consortium |
| Name(s) of specific sites or counties
within consortia where projects are being conducted: |
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| Criteria for entry into the project: |
Short workshop given by personnel
of the Department of Family Medicine. Primary care outpatient contact during
a rural rotation. Letter of participation from facility, obtained by student
or investigator, prior to beginning project. |
| Role of RHEP students: |
Act as patient educators to patients
with hyperlipidemia and/or diabetes |
| Discipline of students being recruited
to participate: |
Any healthcare discipline student |
| Deadline for completion of project
(may be listed as ongoing): |
ongoing |
| Research papers on projects completed
to date (Name of paper; author(s); journal): |
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| For more information on this specific
project, contact: |
Ken Shannon, MD, PhD at shannonk@rcbhsc.wvu.edu
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