DOC as an integral part of the community medicine curriculum

Involving family practice residents in community medicine experiences can be a challenging task, and various programs have approached this curricular problem in different ways. The Cedar Rapids program has integrated the activities of the local Doctors Ought to Care (DOC) chapter into the residency with the goal of exposing residents to the concepts of community health education. DOC, a national organization interested in community health promotion and education, takes a lively approach to information sharing using image-based techniques.