Karen Harrington, M.S.W.

Assistant Professor
Director, Student Continuity Practice

Education

1971 B.A., University of Connecticut
1975 M.S.W., University of Connecticut

Brief Chronology of Professional Career

1975-1981. City of Hartford, Division on Aging
1981-1983. West End Civic Association
1983-1998. Clinical Social Worker (outpatient) UCHC (focus on patients and families with neurological disease and other chronic illness)

Main Responsibilities

Ms. Harrington is the Student Continuity Practice Program Director who is responsible for the three year community based longitudinal experience that is a key component of undergraduate medical education at the UConn School of Medicine.

Teaching

Ms. Harrington teaches PCM1 and is the seminar facilitator and organizer for Student Contuinity Practice 3 in the Medical School. She is a member of the CMC committee which develops curriculum.

Contact Information

Student Continuity Practice Program
Department of Community Medicine & Health Care
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 1910
Farmington, CT 06030-1910

Phone: (860) 679-3118
Fax: (860) 679-1097
Email: harrington@nso1.uchc.edu