Learning by Doing, and Doing it Right - Building a Multi-Dimensional Social Determinants of Health Curriculum in a Rural Internal Medicine Residency.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

While there has been increasing awareness of the importance of social determinants of health (SDOH) learning for internal medicine residents and physicians, only a few residency programs have incorporated training into their curricula. For those who did, the curricula were often didactic and lacked action-driven components or community partnership. Therefore, we built an experiential SDOH curriculum with an action-driven element and emphasis on community partnerships in a newly established residency program in rural New York.

Methods

Over 24 months, 22 internal medicine residents were engaged in SDOH lectures, workshops, and action-driven learning through implementing screening tools in residency clinics and working with community partners. After the curriculum, r

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11831638 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature