Measuring Medical Students' Preparedness and Skills to Provide Cross-Cultural Care

Autor: Alexander R. Green, Maria B.J. Chun, Marina C. Cervantes, Jacob D. Nudel, Jason V. Duong, Edward Krupat, Joseph R. Betancourt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Health Equity, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 15-22 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2473-1242
DOI: 10.1089/HEQ.2016.0011
Popis: Purpose: Cross-cultural education is an integral and required part of undergraduate medical curricula. However, the teaching of cross-cultural care varies widely and methods of evaluation are lacking. We sought to better understand medical students' perspectives on their own cultural competency across the 4-year curriculum using a validated survey instrument. Methods:We conducted an annual Internet-based survey at Harvard Medical School with students in all 4 years of training, for four consecutive years. We used a tool previously validated with residents and slightly modified it for medical students, assessing their (1) preparedness, (2) skillfulness, and (3) perspectives on the educational curriculum and learning climate. Results: Of 2592 possible survey responses, we received 1561 (60% response rate). Fourth-year students had significantly higher scores than first-year students (p
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