Field Study Program
Starting in Fall 2022, we are proud to partner with the Chinese Hospital of San Francisco to launch our pilot field study internship program!
This field research program is a culminating experience that fulfills a requirement for the Certificate in Asian American Community Health (CAACH) offered by the Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Program in the Ethnic Studies Department.
The PACH field study pilot program offers a transformative and meaningful work-based learning experience for undergraduate students pursuing careers in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) community health. The course is co-developed by faculty, community health practitioners, and staff at the S.F. Chinese Hospital.
The goal of this program is to expose students to the work of the Chinese Hospital and to guide them in developing and completing a research project on some aspect of community health. Students will learn about the history of the hospital and its service to the community, patient demographics, epidemiology, and the socio-economic factors that shape health disparities. They will also acquire important skills–such as research design, ethics, interviewing, communication strategies, and data analysis– that are essential to conducting community health research.