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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We invite you to participate in a unique research opportunity exploring the GIFTS Program (Geriatrics Interprofessional Foundations Training & Service), a unique opportunity to learn through service while
addressing real healthcare needs in our surrounding rural community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">What you’ll gain:</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hands-on experience in the continuum of care in older people<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Training in team-based, compassionate care for older adults
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Opportunities to serve underserved and aging populations with community partners (see list of potential partners/projects below)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Skills that prepare you to lead in interprofessional, rural healthcare settings<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Opportunities in research and scholarship</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Why this matters:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
Rural areas near Campbell face critical challenges: fewer providers, aging populations, and barriers to care. GIFTS helps bridge that gap and your participation makes a real impact. Your participation will help assess how programs like GIFTS can improve student
competency, expand access to care, and strengthen academic-community partnerships.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Time commitment will be ~ 1 hour of didactic sessions/month and a few hours of community partnership project with your IPE team per month (January through May).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">AACOM Compassionate Community Grant: Community Partnerships & Student Projects</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">1. AHEC Project Dementia Care ECHO</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Partnership Focus:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Preventive education in dementia care in underserved settings, with an emphasis on dementia care and caregiver support.<br>
<b>Student Project:</b> Students will collaborate in the design and delivery of virtual education sessions, supporting program facilitation, case discussions, and outreach aimed at improving early recognition of dementia and strengthening caregiver networks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">2. Cape Fear Neurology</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Partnership Focus:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Patient and family education on neurological conditions, along with linking individuals to community resources.<br>
<b>Student Project:</b> Students will co-lead caregiver education and resources while building skills in enhancing communication between providers, patients, and caregivers in coordinated neurological care.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">3. Coats Senior Center</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Partnership Focus:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Community-based health promotion through screenings and educational programs for older adults.<br>
<b>Student Project:</b> Students will participate in role-aligned collaboration to conduct health screenings, deliver wellness education, or design initiatives that strengthen healthcare literacy and support healthy aging in the local community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">4. Heartland and Gentiva Hospice</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Partnership Focus:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Caregiver support and compassionate end-of-life services, including legacy-building.<br>
<b>Student Project:</b> Students will engage with hospice teams to learn and assist in emotional, ethical, and clinical coordination. Activities include supporting caregiver needs, participating in legacy projects, and observing interdisciplinary hospice care
practices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">5. Campbell University Health Center</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Partnership Focus:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Implementing a standardized approach to assessing mood, loneliness, and behavioral health concerns in older adults.<br>
<b>Student Project:</b> Students will assist in shaping the assessment protocol, participating in mood and loneliness screenings, and contributing to program design that advances integrated behavioral healthcare for aging patients.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Please let me (Dr. Gerstner) know by this Friday, November 21st if you are interested in learning more and we will schedule 30 minutes for Dr. Khandelwal to come speak
to interested students and answer any questions.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you for considering this opportunity to make a meaningful impact on healthcare education and delivery.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Warm regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><img width="262" height="61" style="width:2.7291in;height:.6354in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01DC58A3.02B4A920"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Christine Khandelwal, DO, MHPE, FAAHPM
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Professor of Family Medicine <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Director of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">School of Osteopathic Medicine | Campbell University
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">PO Box 4280 |Buies Creek, North Carolina 27506
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(910) 893-1755 | Fax (910) 893-7242 | Cell (919) 225-0359<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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