Students take part in Poverty Simulation
Posted: August 22, 2013
First-year medical students A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine participated in the 3rd Annual Poverty Simulation on Aug, 21, 2013.
The event was hosted by the Complete DOctor course and the Northeast Missouri Community Action Agency. The simulation was held on a larger scale this year with an entire class of students taking part.
Students experienced a small taste of the stress felt by those struggling with the pressures of poverty, and were given a role and scenario with the choice of what resources to use in short amounts of time.
The real-life scenarios and props were meant to give students a feel for what their future patients could be going through, and why compassion in medicine is important.
The simulation was held at the Thompson Campus Center.