Patient-based Cultural Competency Curriculum for Pre-Health Professionals

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作者：

Melamed, Esther ^{[1
]}

Wyatt, Lacey E. ^{[2
]}

Padilla, Tony ^{[3
]}

Ferry, Robert J., Jr. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Med Scientist Training Program, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Dept Family Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Dept Patient Affairs & Volunteer Serv, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

[4] 162 Area Support Med Co, Army Natl Guard, San Antonio, TX USA

来源：

FAMILY MEDICINE | 2008年 / 40卷 / 10期

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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Background and Objectives: The diverse US population requires medical cultural competency education for health providers throughout their pre-professional and professional years. We present a curriculum to train pre-health professional undergraduates by combining classroom education in the humanities and cross-cultural communication skills with volunteer clinical experiences at the University of Calfornia, Los Angeles (UCLA) hospital. Methods: The course was open to a maximum of 15 UCLA junior and senior undergraduate students with a pre-health or humanities major and was held in the spring quarters of 2002-2004. The change in students' knowledge of cultural competency was evaluated using the Provider's Guide to Quality and Culture Quiz (QCQ) and through students' written assignments and evaluations. Results: Trainees displayed a statistically significant improvement in scores on the QCQ. Participants' written assignments and subjective evaluations confirmed an improvement in awareness and a high motivation to continue learning at the graduate level. Conclusions: This is the first evaluated undergraduate curriculum that integrates interdisciplinary cultural competency training with patient volunteering in the medical field. The didactic, volunteering, and writing components of the course comprise a broadly applicable tool for training future health care providers at other institutions.

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页码：726 / 733

页数：8

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