?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+Building+Partnerships+Program%3A+An+Approach+to+Community-Based+Learning+for+Medical+Students+in+Australia+&rft.creator=Boyle+%2C+PhD%2C+Frances+M.&rft.creator=+Posner+%2C+PhD%2C+T.+Natasha&rft.creator=Mutch%2C+BA(Hons)%2C+Allyson+J.&rft.creator=Farley+%2C+BBehSc%2C+Rebecca+M.&rft.creator=+Dean%2C++MPsych(Clin)%2C+Julie+H.&rft.creator=Nilsson+%2C+BA%2C+Anne-Louise&rft.subject=MEO+Peer+Reviewed&rft.description=The+Building+Partnerships+Program+at+the+University+of+Queensland%2C+Australia+seeks+to+address+the+dual+challenge+of+preparing+doctors+who+are+responsive+to+the+community+while+providing+a+meaningful+context+for+social+sciences+learning.+Through+partnerships+with+a+diverse+range+of+community+agencies%2C+the+program+offers+students+opportunities+to+gain+non-clinical+perspectives+on+health+and+illness+through+structured+learning+activities+including%3A+family+visits%3B+community+agency+visits+and+attachments%3B+and+interview+training.+Students+learn+first-hand+about+psychosocial+influences+on+health+and+how+people+manage+health+problems+on+a+day-to-day+basis.+They+also+gain+insights+into+the+work+of+community+agencies+and+how+they+as+future+doctors+might+work+in+partnership+with+them+to+enhance+patient+care.+We+outline+the+main+components+of+the+program%2C+identify+challenges+and+successes+from+student+and+community+agency+perspectives%2C+and+consider+areas+that+invite+further+development&rft.date=2002-11&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2630%2F1%2Ft0000028.pdf&rft.identifier=++Boyle+%2C+PhD%2C+Frances+M.+and++Posner+%2C+PhD%2C+T.+Natasha+and+Mutch%2C+BA(Hons)%2C+Allyson+J.+and+Farley+%2C+BBehSc%2C+Rebecca+M.+and++Dean%2C+MPsych(Clin)%2C+Julie+H.+and+Nilsson+%2C+BA%2C+Anne-Louise++(2002)+The+Building+Partnerships+Program%3A+An+Approach+to+Community-Based+Learning+for+Medical+Students+in+Australia.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2630%2F