The Office of Multiculatural
Affairs and the Center for Cultural Proficiency in Medical Education
(CC-PriME) are proud to announce the latest pathway - the Hispanic
Health Pathway. This
project is funded by the NIH/NHLBI K07 Academic Award Grant and David
Acosta,
M.D. is the Principal Investigator. The development of this pathway was
made possible by the hard work of the Hispanic Health Pathway Working
Group which was made up of faculty, medical students,
and community health professionals.
The
goal of the Hispanic
Health Pathway (HHP) is to provide a number of educational
opportunities and experiences to
medical
students that will better prepare them to provide cultural-responsive
care for the Hispanic population.
The HHP will provide a number of different teaching methods: didactics,
modules on-line, problem-based learning
experiences,
small group discussions, and mentoring opportunities with Hispanic
faculty
or non-Hispanic faculty who have an expertise in providing
cultural-responsive
care to Hispanics. Elective clerkship rotations in clinic sites
throughout
WWAMI that specifically care for a large Hispanic population will also
be available for students to participate in. The HHP will
provide
the students a number of options to learn or improve their
Spanish-speaking skills: on-line Spanish language classes; Spanish
language course provided by local community colleges and the UW;
on-line tutorials; and immersion
experiences in Central America. Those students who have completed all
of the HHP requirements will be awarded a Certificate of Completion at
graduation and will be recognized by the Dean of the School of Medicine
of their accomplishment.
If you are interested in participating in the Hispanic Health Pathway,
please contact the HHP Advisor, Pam Racansky, M.A. at racansky@u.washington.edu
. We invite you to explore the HHP further and click on "Curriculum"
and the "Pathway Requirements" to review the program.
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What's
New?
FAMED
557
Hispanic Health &
Health Care Disparities
Sign up now available for Fall Qtr 2008!
Course Instructor:
David Acosta, M.D.
Contact:
Pam Racansky, MA
racansky@u.washington.edu
206-616-5866
Al-Shifa
Clinic locates at
Casa Latina -
CLICK HERE
for more information
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