Refugee Health Elective
Abstract World disasters, conflicts, and persecutions have resulted in growing refugee populations worldwide. Future medical professionals will need to be trained to provide culturally effective care to this population. This curriculum is designed to introduce medical and other health professions st...
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| author | Helenka Stone Ray Choi Eva Aagaard Paritosh Kaul Jennifer Gong Daniel Savin Barbara Hummel Brandie Andrews Jamaluddin Moloo Anastasia Petkova |
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| description | Abstract World disasters, conflicts, and persecutions have resulted in growing refugee populations worldwide. Future medical professionals will need to be trained to provide culturally effective care to this population. This curriculum is designed to introduce medical and other health professions students to the common medical, dental, and psychosocial issues faced by refugees in the United States. Each of the eight topics is presented in a 1-hour session, in either a lecture or a panel presentation format. The lectures include an introductory session on refugee health and resettlement programs in the US as well as lectures on the medical care of refugees, common oral health problems of refugees, refugee mental health, and challenges and ethical dilemmas of providing culturally effective care. Panels cover life as a refugee, their experience with resettlement in the US, and their experience with the health care system. At the University of Colorado School of Medicine, this elective was originally offered to first and second-year medical students. However, all health professions students would benefit in some way from the topics presented. Speakers were recruited from local clinics, resettlement agencies, and refugee populations to give presentations and discuss the various topics. Each had a presentation or case from their personal experience with refugees; the panelists discussed their work and obstacles to providing optimal resettlement or medical care to refugees. The refugees themselves described their own backgrounds to the extent they felt comfortable with, and relayed their experiences with health care in the United States. From the qualitative data gleaned via individual sessions and overall course evaluations, students were eager to get involved in refugee clinics and resettlement agencies. The next step will involve creating a service-learning experience that will benefit the refugee population and further prepare health professions students to provide culturally effective care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-717b708b3c9c421ca707c9d95f7fe3c22022-12-21T16:35:02ZengAssociation of American Medical CollegesMedEdPORTAL2374-82652013-07-01910.15766/mep_2374-8265.9457Refugee Health ElectiveHelenka Stone0Ray Choi1Eva Aagaard2Paritosh Kaul3Jennifer Gong4Daniel Savin5Barbara Hummel6Brandie Andrews7Jamaluddin Moloo8Anastasia Petkova91 University of Colorado School of Medicine2 University of Colorado School of Medicine3 University of Colorado School of Medicine4 University of Colorado School of Medicine5 University of Colorado School of Medicine6 University of Colorado School of Medicine7 Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment8 Happy Teeth9 University of Colorado School of Medicine10 Happy TeethAbstract World disasters, conflicts, and persecutions have resulted in growing refugee populations worldwide. Future medical professionals will need to be trained to provide culturally effective care to this population. This curriculum is designed to introduce medical and other health professions students to the common medical, dental, and psychosocial issues faced by refugees in the United States. Each of the eight topics is presented in a 1-hour session, in either a lecture or a panel presentation format. The lectures include an introductory session on refugee health and resettlement programs in the US as well as lectures on the medical care of refugees, common oral health problems of refugees, refugee mental health, and challenges and ethical dilemmas of providing culturally effective care. Panels cover life as a refugee, their experience with resettlement in the US, and their experience with the health care system. At the University of Colorado School of Medicine, this elective was originally offered to first and second-year medical students. However, all health professions students would benefit in some way from the topics presented. Speakers were recruited from local clinics, resettlement agencies, and refugee populations to give presentations and discuss the various topics. Each had a presentation or case from their personal experience with refugees; the panelists discussed their work and obstacles to providing optimal resettlement or medical care to refugees. The refugees themselves described their own backgrounds to the extent they felt comfortable with, and relayed their experiences with health care in the United States. From the qualitative data gleaned via individual sessions and overall course evaluations, students were eager to get involved in refugee clinics and resettlement agencies. The next step will involve creating a service-learning experience that will benefit the refugee population and further prepare health professions students to provide culturally effective care.http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9457Health Equity ResearchCurriculumEducationCultural CompetencyRefugeesCulturally Effective Care |
| spellingShingle | Helenka Stone Ray Choi Eva Aagaard Paritosh Kaul Jennifer Gong Daniel Savin Barbara Hummel Brandie Andrews Jamaluddin Moloo Anastasia Petkova Refugee Health Elective MedEdPORTAL Health Equity Research Curriculum Education Cultural Competency Refugees Culturally Effective Care |
| title | Refugee Health Elective |
| title_full | Refugee Health Elective |
| title_fullStr | Refugee Health Elective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Refugee Health Elective |
| title_short | Refugee Health Elective |
| title_sort | refugee health elective |
| topic | Health Equity Research Curriculum Education Cultural Competency Refugees Culturally Effective Care |
| url | http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9457 |
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