Integrating social determinants of health principles into the preclinical medical curriculum via student-led pedagogical modalities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dismantling structural inequities in health care requires that physicians understand the impacts of social determinants of health (SDH). Although many medical schools incorporate SDH education, integration of these principles into the preclinical curriculum remains challenging.

Methods

Students and faculty at the University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine developed the Social Medicine Theme of the Week (SMTW), a peer-teaching approach to integrating SDH topics across the preclinical curriculum as part of a broader social medicine curriculum. Students created objectives to link SDH-related topics to the weekly curriculum and presented them to the class. Student innovation led to the incorporation of creative online infographics that were published in the cur

SUBMITTER: Kneer K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10072025 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature