(Inclusive Excellence Topics in the Curriculum)
Program Orientation
- Presentation/discussion of this inventory
Semester 1 (Fall)
PA 510 – Physical Diagnosis I:
- Medical Interpreter Training
- Sexual Minority Health Learning Modules: Introduction to LGBT+ Terminology, Implicit Bias, & Inclusivity in Clinical Practice
- SBIRT Training
- Cultural Sensitivity/Empathy in the Medical Interview
PA 540 – The PA Profession:
- Life in the State of Poverty Simulation (via IIHHS)
- Cultural Humility Lecture/Discussion
- Cultural Humility Workshop (via IIHHS)
PA 551 – Medical Biostatistics:
- History of medical students & development of the Institutional Review Board
Semester 2 (Spring)
- Sexual Minority Health Patient Simulations
- Student-Engaged Medical Clinic (partnership with the Blue Ridge Free Clinic)
- Healthcare for the Homeless - Suitcase Clinic
PA 551 – Medical Biostatistics:
- History of medical students & development of the Institutional Review Board
Semester 3 (Summer)
- Student-Engaged Medical Clinic (partnership with the Blue Ridge Free Clinic)
- Healthcare for the Homeless - Suitcase Clinic
PA 511 – Physical Diagnosis II:
- Trauma Informed Care training
PA 624 – Behavioral Medicine:
- LGBT+ Terminology Overview/Human Sexuality
PA 659 – Healthcare Environment:
- Access to Healthcare Lecture/Discussion
Semester 4 (Fall)
- Student-Engaged Medical Clinic (partnership with the Blue Ridge Free Clinic)
- Healthcare for the Homeless - Suitcase Clinic
PA 623 – Pediatric Medicine:
- Pediatric Rehabilitation & Common Diagnoses Workshop
- Pediatric Social Determinants of Disease
Clinical Phase
IPE Case Study Event
Clinical Phase Orientation:
- Bedside manner and approach to patients lecture
PA 625 – Health Promotion & Disease Prevention:
- Socioeconomics & obesity lecture
- Defining what is important for patients (culture, race, religion) lecture
PA 643 – Values and Ethics in Medicine:
- Cultural competency lecture
- Trust lecture
- Language barriers and implicit bias lecture