Health Care in the Age of Mass Incarceration: A Selective Course for Medical Students in Their Preclinical Years.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

While medical school curricula increasingly address health disparities, content regarding health care for persons impacted by incarceration is a persistent and notable gap. There is a high burden of disease among incarcerated populations, and health care challenges continue postincarceration. We developed a course to introduce medical students to the current landscape of mass incarceration in the US and implications for health and health care delivery to people impacted by this system.

Methods

We developed a 3.5-hour elective course taken by 19 first-year medical students in its first year and 20 students in its second. The course utilized lecture, case-based discussion, and guest speaker modalities to introduce students to the history of mass incarceration, hea

SUBMITTER: Gips J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7666831 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature