Examining the pedagogical practices that support cultural proficiency development in graduate health science students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health disparities are often a function of systemic discrimination and healthcare providers' biases. In recognition of this, health science programs have begun to offer training to foster cultural proficiency (CP) in future professionals. However, there is not yet consensus about the best ways to integrate CP into didactic and clinical education, and little is known about the role of clinical rotations in fostering CP.

Methods

Here, a mixed-methods approach was used to survey students (n = 131) from a private all-graduate level osteopathic health sciences university to gain insight into the training approaches students encountered related to CP and how these may vary as a function of academic progression. The research survey included instruments designed to quanti

SUBMITTER: Speer JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10858479 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature