Academic year 20212022 What is Service Learning WHAT IS SERVICE LEARNING Opportunity for students to give back to their host community by volunteering to provide a health or wellness related service ID: 904436
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Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic year 2021-2022
Slide2What is Service Learning?
Slide3WHAT IS SERVICE LEARNING?
Opportunity for students to give back to their host community by volunteering to provide a health or wellness related serviceOpportunity for students to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to community concerns and needs
Opportunity for students to learn skills for becoming a better physicianOU-HCOM students record service-learning hours through the TOUCH program website
Slide4WHAT IS T.O.U.C.H.??
T.O.U.C.H. (Translating Osteopathic Understanding into Community Health)A national initiative of the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP)
ALL Heritage College students should read the TOUCH protocols prior to volunteering. The Student Director of Community Outreach for SGA will send the protocols out at the beginning of the school year, please be sure to save these to reference as needed.
Goal is to encourage and recognize osteopathic medical students to work towards improving the health of their local communities through service
Slide5EXAMPLES OF TOUCH ACTIVITIES
Health fairsEducational presentations Organizing and staffing a blood driveHealth screeningsHospice Volunteer
Volunteering at a Free ClinicReach Out and Read programNursing home volunteer
Slide6STUDENT QUOTE ABOUT VOLUNTEERING WITH A HOSPICE PATIENT…….
“I was able to spend time with a woman with only a few months to live. Every Tuesday night I would visit her for 1-2 hours. We got to know each other well and had many great talks……I have to say that this was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. I got to meet a wonderful woman and made a good friend.” -Louis Volino, OMS I5-21-2010
Slide7Kidfest 2018
Slide8TOUCH PARTICIPATION
Participating in TOUCH is not required, however, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that students volunteer at least 4 hours each academic year
Students volunteering at least 4 hours during the academic year will receive a recognition letter.It is up to the student to keep track of their TOUCH hours and to list them on their CV/resume per academic year. Students who volunteer 35 hours or more will be recognized at the Annual DOC Awards held in the Spring
Slide9Slide10LEVELS OF RECOGNITION
Silver-Level Recognition- those students completing 35 or more hours of community service for the TOUCH yearGold-Level Recognition- those students completing
70 or more hours of community service for the TOUCH yearPlatinum-Level Recognition- the
individual
from each College of Medicine in the nation who completes the greatest number of community service hours during the TOUCH year
Slide11COUNTING TOUCH TIME
Year I Students: All approved health and wellness related volunteer hours completed while enrolled as an OU-HCOM student may occur between the 2nd
Week of August through April 30thIncoming OMS-1 students cannot claim TOUCH hours over the summer before medical school begins
in August.
Year II/III/IV Students
: All approved health and wellness related volunteer hours can be completed between
May 1 and April 30 of each year.
*The above stated dates are subject to change.
Please reference the “
Track it Forward” website for more details.
Slide12Important:TOUCH Hours MUST be submitted within 30 days of the event.
*Please contact the campus specific coordinators for questions/issues regarding this timeline.
Slide13HOW DO I RECORD MY HOURS?
Please use your OU email address when registeringTo log hours you will need to create an account- use the link provided here: https://www.trackitforward.com/group/aacom-touch-siteOnce on the AACOM page, navigate to and click on the OU-HCOM campus you attend
Click “Sign up” and enter your personal informationOnce the portal opens you can enter TOUCH hours for encounters you have completedThe SGA Student Director of Community Outreach or appointed committee member will review hours and approve/deny in accordance to AACOM standards. Form must be complete,
and all information must be documented.
Hours must be submitted within
30 days
of the event.
Please contact the campus specific coordinators (see slide 23) for questions/issues regarding this timeline.
Slide14Remember……
Service activity must be related to health and wellness of the community.Students participating in clinical activities such as BP or glucose screenings, must be accompanied
by a Heritage College Community Health Programs staff nurse or a Heritage College affiliated person that has been approved.
Slide15EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT DO NOT COUNT AS TOUCH
Hours dedicated to leadership duties or meetings for a student organizationResearch volunteerCollecting or donating money for a philanthropic causePet Shelter volunteer
Travel timeTutoring of OU-HCOM StudentShadowing
Slide16Important Reminder!
If you are planning to submit more than 10 hours of TOUCH points at once, you must also submit an authorization form to your Student Director of Community Outreach. Please email your respective Student Director of Community Outreach for this form.
Slide17Slide18HOW DO I FIND OUT ABOUT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES?
Opportunities for TOUCH will be communicated to students via email throughout the yearHeritage College student organizations sponsor many TOUCH opportunitiesStudents may create a TOUCH project but must be pre-approved by
Bre Koch who will work with the Student Outreach Directors. Bre Koch kochb1@ohio.edu
Students may volunteer with community organizations such as Hospice, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity, etc.
Slide19TOUCH EXPECTATIONS
Be on time, dress professionally, and wear your student name badge. Student have and will be sent home if any of the above is lacking.
Check your calendar for conflicts before committing to a service learning activity. If you commit to an activity, you will be expected to attend.Conduct yourself in a professional manner as you are representing the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Slide20Student Liability Insurance
Students are not covered under liability insurance when they are not enrolled. Students are not covered by malpractice for the summer volunteering unless they complete the following form for the activity to be pre-approved: Clinical Shadowing Pre-Clinical Summer Program Approval Form (click link below)
https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/med-education/osteopathic-medicine/pre-clinical-years/experiences/summer-opportunities
*This form is in
addition
to the TOUCH database.
**Most volunteer activities do not require malpractice coverage but if there are questions, contact your site contact.
Slide21What’s Next??Get to know the area and find out what interests you
Reach out to organizations in the community- do this early! Get involved in student organizations/clubs and participate in their sponsored volunteer opportunitiesPlease reach out to your contacts if you need assistance in finding opportunities that meet your needs
Slide22Additional resources
For more information regarding the TOUCH program, Student Government Association, and DOC awards please see the OU-HCOM YouTube channel at the link below.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9PLtC3qGCQ
Slide232021-2022 TOUCH Contacts
AthensStudent Director of Community Outreach– Ripal Patel (rp955919@ohio.edu)
DublinStudent Director of Community Outreach- Ashleigh Chiedo
(ac329319@ohio.edu)
Cleveland
Student Director of Community Outreach -- Nidha Khan (nk769420@ohio.edu)
If the above representatives are unavailable feel free to directly contact AACOM regarding your TOUCH account at
helpdesk@aacom.org