Structural Competency: Curriculum for Medical Students, Residents, and Interprofessional Teams on the Structural Factors That Produce Health Disparities

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Authors

J Neff · University of California, Los Angeles

Seth M. Holmes · University of California, Berkeley

Kelly R. Knight · University of California, San Francisco

Shirley Strong · Samuel Merritt University

Ariana Thompson‐Lastad · University of California, San Francisco

Cara McGuinness · Boston Medical Center

Laura Duncan

Abstract

This structural competency curriculum fills a gap in health professional education by equipping learners to understand and respond to the role that social, economic, and political structural factors play in patient and community health.

Topics & Keywords

Cultural Competency in Health Care Global Health Workforce Issues Interprofessional Education and Collaboration

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: MedEdPORTAL

Volume 16, pp. 10888-10888

DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10888

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