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BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY- ACADEME PARTNERSHIPS
Students’ AVP Contest

BACKGROUND:
The students’ AVP Contest – Best Practice in Community-Academe Partnership has been part of the Annual Conference and General Assembly of Philippine Academic Society of Community Medicine (PASCOM) for some years now. This contest is open to all medical students currently enrolled in medical schools in the Philippines as recognized by the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges (APMC).

OBJECTIVE:
Through audio-visual presentations done by students, this competition aims to showcase the best practices in fostering community and academe partnerships in the country.  It will feature the various community-based projects conducted by medical students in their respective institutions, that advance   and promote the practice of Community Medicine in the country.  It is hoped that through such curricular activities, medical students will better understand and practice the principles of Primary Health Care Approach and appreciate its continued relevance when engaging communities for health development.   

 MECHANICS:

1. The contest is open to all medical students duly enrolled in for the past 3 schoolyears (2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019). In addition, all members of the Production Team must be officially enrolled in the same medical school.

2. An entry must have been completed in any of the following Academic Years 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and endorsed by a bonafide FACULTY MEMBER (i.e., active member of PASCOM) involved in Community Medicine of their respective school.

3. Each medical school can have no more than two (2) audio-visual presentation (AVP) entries. Only AVP entries, which have not been featured in other local festivals and competitions, other than intra-school competitions, are eligible to join.

 4. Entry submissions should include the following:

·         AVP presentation
o   Should be in MP4 format
o   Running time must be a minimum of 5 minutes and a maximum of seven (7) minutes screening time.
o    
·         Abstract
o   Should be in word file or document format and not more than 300 words.
o   It should be not more than 300 words with the following contents:
§  Background of the community-academe partnership to include its objective/s
§  Description of the project / intervention
§  Outcomes (i.e., indicators of success) of the project / intervention
§  Analysis of the community-academe partnership vis-à-vis the principles of the Primary Health Care Approach

·         Letter of Endorsement from the Dean and/or Faculty of Preventive, Family and Community Medicine and Public Health (or its equivalent in the institution) endorsing the entry. Make sure that the letter has following details are included in the email:
o   Project Title
o   Name of Academic Institution 
o   Names of students/ members of the group and their respective year level
o   Contact Details of the Student Group Leader (i.e., electronic mail address, mobile number, etc.)

5. Submissions shall be in soft copies under the email subject: PASCOM AVP Contest Entry and should be sent by email through the following PASCOM officers and their email addresses on or before the deadline for submission on June 7, 2019, Friday, 11:59pm:
·         Dr. Delen Dela Paz at delen27@gmail.com
·         Dr. Cherry Bernardo-Lazaro at mbernardo-lazaro@ateneo.edu
·         Dr. Richa Opina-Tan at laopinatan@up.edu.ph
·         Dr. Michael Dizon at dizon.michael@auf.edu.ph.

 6. PRELIMINARY JUDGING will be based on the following criteria:
·         Clarity of the presentation
·         Insightful analysis of the partnership
·         Clear outcomes of the project in the aspects of health status, health systems and socio-economic development
·         Demonstration of community participation in the project
·         Significant role of students in the attainment of the project’s objectives
·         Sustainability of the project

 7. Entries will be screened and preliminarily judged by at least THREE (3) INDIVIDUALS from various sectors relevant to Community Medicine. The TOP ENTRIES will be chosen to present their AVP during the PASCOM Annual Conference and General Assembly.  Screening or viewing of the AVPs will not be in any particular order. The TOP ENTRIES will be notified on or before June 14, 2018.  

8. During the AVP Contest, there will be an OPEN FORUM for inquiries, questions and comments from the judges and the audience, to be participated by at least one student representative of the entry.

9. CRITERIA FOR FINAL JUDGING shall be as follows:
·         Content: 65%
·         Technical Excellence: 15%
·         Over-All Impact: 10%
·         Ability to Answer Questions: 10%

10. All student entries shall be given Certificates of Participation.  Winning TOP THREE AVPs shall be awarded a Certificate of Recognition and cash prize as follows: 
·         First Place:       P3,000.00
·         Second Place:  P2,000.00
·         Third Place:      P1,000.00


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