New course for BGS students: Community Engaged Approaches to Asthma Research & Education | Enrollment open for Spring 2025

Ceire Hay (PhD Candidate in Immunology & recent CEET T32 alum) & Sarah Henrickson, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Allergy/Immunology & CEET Investigator) are offering a brand-new Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) course for Biomedical Graduate Studies (BGS) Students!

IMUN 5900: COMMUNITY ENGAGED APPROACHES TO ASTHMA RESEARCH & EDUCATION
Pediatric asthma is a chronic lung disease and a significant health burden to the Philadelphia community, affecting 1 in 5 school-aged children. In this Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) course, graduate students will not only receive an introduction to the immunological and environmental causes of asthma but will also be provided with the opportunity to engage with the local community by working in small groups as co-teachers of asthma lessons in a Philadelphia middle school classroom. Graduate students will receive instruction on 1) the underlying pathogenesis of asthma, 2) the efforts of local community organizers to improve asthma outcomes in vulnerable Philadelphia families, and 3) pedagogical principles. As co-teachers, graduate students will utilize problem-based learning approaches to promote education and awareness of asthma causes, symptoms and prevention in our community.

Enrollment is open for the upcoming Spring 2025 term. View Flyer

Contact: Ceire Hay | ceirehay@upenn.edu