Community Service at MCPHS
To us, community service is not an extracurricular activity. It's an essential component not only of our daily lives as human beings but also our greater goals as an institution. Indeed, that's why community service is included in our mission statement.
Boston Campus
MCPHS provides students, faculty and staff with opportunities to actively address the concerns of their communities in a meaningful and mutually beneficial way. In addition to the dedication of clubs and organizations campus-wide, the Center for Drug Information and Natural Products, MCPHS Creating Futures program and Forsyth Dental Clinic -- all housed on the Boston campus -- play an active role in serving our communities and beyond.
Worcester and Manchester Campuses
The Office for Service Learning
Through an innovative Service Learning program, all MCPHS-Worcester and Manchester students perform community service at public schools, neighborhood health centers, local organizations and health-related events. These experiences provide for personal and professional growth, and enable students to better understand the communities in which they will serve as health care providers.
What is Service Learning?
Service-learning is a form of experiential education that combines meaningful community service with academic study and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility and strengthen communities.
The distinctive element of service learning is that it enhances the community through the service provided, but it also has powerful learning outcomes for the students or others participating in providing a service.
Worcester Office of Service Learning and Community Outreach
Kevin Kearney, Director of Service Learning
508.373.5605; Office Location: DeBenedictis, 519
Carrie Rice, Service Learning and Community Service Coordinator
508.373.5613; Office Location: DeBenedictis, 524
Harry Duchesne, Associate Director of Service Learning and Community Outreach
508.373.5686; Office Location: DeBenedictis, 524
Manchester Office of Service Learning and Community Outreach
Harry Duchesne, Associate Director of Service-Learning and Community Outreach
603.314.1798; Office Location: Room 205