Community Based Clinical Training
For Undergraduates 

Clinical training at these community sites gave students the opportunity to strengthen
their clinical skills, provide culturally sensitive patient education, and provide care to diverse populations during the period

AHEC TRAINING SITES (2004-2005):

LISBON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
THE COMMUNITY DENTAL CENTER
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
THE STARS PROGRAM FOR DIABETES THROUGH YOUNGSTOWN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
NATIONAL YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM
(ON YSU CAMPUS)

Clinical Rotations

This experience takes senior students at Youngstown State University in nutrition, nursing, and dental hygiene to urban and rural sites for a clinical rotation.

•Dental hygiene students perform the assessment of patients’ oral and general health, refer patients for specific care within the health center.
•Nutrition students provide nutritional care to an underserved population and
provide health promotion and disease prevention through client and group education of people throughout the life cycle.
•Nursing students access clients’ health risks using a standardized format, interpret the results of clients’ health risk appraisal report, and perform an individual health teaching session for clients based on the report.
•All students receive clinical instruction and feedback to help them develop cultural competence in providing the primary preventative care to these populations. Students may also make referrals where needed for care to other providers in the health center or to other providers.