Adolescents Caring for COMmunity by Promoting Literacy on Insurance, Stroke, Health Education, Emergencies, and Dementia (ACComPLISHED)

Program Details

Capstone Project

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ACComPLISHED lecture
  • Create a community intervention under the guidance of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students at Columbia University
  • Present your initiative at the Neurology Community Health Symposium
  • Health education
  • Participate in weekly education sessions covering disease, epidemiology, prevention, recognition, and treatment
  • Take material beyond the classroom as a health liaison who supports and teaches program content to 5 people of your choice (family, neighbor, friends, etc.)

Community

ACComPLISHED students and mentor talking
  • Network with other ACComPLISHED students and mentors
  • Become a community health leader and advocate
  • Gain supportive relationships, lasting mentorship, and opportunities that extend beyond ACComPLISHED

Program Dates

ACComPLISHED students

Summer Cohort: June 15 - August 30, 2024

Academic Year Cohort: September 21 - April 26, 2025

All ACComPLISHED participants are expected to participate in the education sessions, complete asynchronous teaching of their health liaisons, and develop their capstone project with their mentors.

Program Specifics

Virtual Sessions

Students will join class sessions through Zoom. Didactics over Zoom will be recorded. Students are still expected to attend virtual sessions live (breakout groups and telemedicine standardized patient sessions will not be recorded).

Asynchronous Materials

Students will be invited to a Columbia Courseworks page that contains links to the virtual sessions, additional insight into the covered topics, and the program assignments.

In-person Sessions

Students will be provided food at the in-person events at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.