Incorporating Community Member Perspectives to Inform a Resident Health Equity Curriculum.

ABSTRACT: Background There are few published resources to guide content of health disparities curricula. To train physicians to effectively address disparities, the needs and expectations of the local community need to be considered. Objective To obtain community insight about factors influencing health disparities and important components of a health disparities curriculum for residents. Methods This qualitative study consisted of 5 focus groups held in 2019; 4 included local community members, and the fifth was of leaders from local agencies serving these communities. Each focus group was professionally led and transcribed. Using an inductive approach to content analysis, the authors created codes from the transcripts. They then categorized the codes to support the development

SUBMITTER: Lichtenstein C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10686646 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature