Cultural Humility
The concept of Cultural Humility is integral to our program, building on the multicultural curriculum developed in the 1990's as part of institutional commitments to advancing health equity for everyone.
Melanie Tervalon, M.D. and Jann Murray-Garcia M.D., M.P.H. defined cultural humility as “a lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and critique, to redressing power imbalances...and to developing mutually beneficial and non-paternalistic partnerships with communities on behalf of individuals and defined populations."
Cultural Humility is embedded throughout our teaching and practice as essential to health equity. Residents participate in a longitudinal Cultural Humility curriculum during their training, starting during orientation and continuing throughout clinical training, didactics and conferences. The curriculum gives knowledge and skills to provide patient care that embodies a Cultural Humility framework.
Reference: https://melanietervalon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CulturalHumility_Tervalon-and-Murray-Garcia-Article.pdf
Community, Advocacy and Pediatric Leadership
The Community, Advocacy and Pediatric Leadership (CAP) curriculum offers residents 4-6 weeks annually of training focused on outpatient medicine and health equity. Grounded in a longitudinal equity framework and Cultural Humility, this curriculum supports pediatricians in advancing health equity in partnership with children and families.The curriculum emphasizes the social, structural community and cultural factors impacting children's health. Residents develop skills to build community partnerships to enhance care in areas such as:
- Development
- Environmental Health
- Mental Health
- Nutrition
- Pain Evaluation and Management/Integrative Medicine
The curriculum also focuses on building skills in five core values:
- Advocacy
- Community Engagement
- Cultural Humility
- Health Equity for Everyone
- Clinical and Professional Excellence
Curriculum Goals:
Residents collaboratively develop and refine the curriculum with guidance from faculty. The curriculum provides a foundational education during the first year of residency, followed by individualized learning tailored to each resident's needs and interests
in the second and third years. The curriculum prepares residents to advocate for health equity in partnership with children and families. During CAP time, residents visit more than 50 community sites which lays the groundwork for residents' roles as advocates for health equity for children and families. This broad exposure builds appreciation for interdisciplinary and comprehensive care across clinical areas, preparing residents to collaborate with community leaders and policy partners to promote systems change.
Curriculum Objectives:
- Learn to communicate about health and wellness with cultural humility to both adults and children.
- Develop best practices in outpatient medicine, including health promotion and the treatment of patients with complex care needs.
- Understand how to advocate for children's health at the local, state, and federal levels, including the legislative process and the pediatrician's role in policy-making.
- Collaborate and consult with community partners serving children and families.
Cultural Humility
The concept of Cultural Humility is integral to our program, building on the multicultural curriculum developed in the 1990's as part of institutional commitments to advancing health equity for everyone.
Melanie Tervalon, M.D. and Jann Murray-Garcia M.D., M.P.H. defined cultural humility as “a lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and critique, to redressing power imbalances...and to developing mutually beneficial and non-paternalistic partnerships with communities on behalf of individuals and defined populations."
Cultural Humility is embedded throughout our teaching and practice as essential to health equity. Residents participate in a longitudinal Cultural Humility curriculum during their training, starting during orientation and continuing throughout clinical training, didactics and conferences. The curriculum gives knowledge and skills to provide patient care that embodies a Cultural Humility framework.
Reference: https://melanietervalon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CulturalHumility_Tervalon-and-Murray-Garcia-Article.pdf
Community, Advocacy and Pediatric Leadership
The Community, Advocacy and Pediatric Leadership (CAP) curriculum offers residents 4-6 weeks annually of training focused on outpatient medicine and health equity. Grounded in a longitudinal equity framework and Cultural Humility, this curriculum supports pediatricians in advancing health equity in partnership with children and families.The curriculum emphasizes the social, structural community and cultural factors impacting children's health. Residents develop skills to build community partnerships to enhance care in areas such as:
The curriculum also focuses on building skills in five core values:
Curriculum Goals:
Residents collaboratively develop and refine the curriculum with guidance from faculty. The curriculum provides a foundational education during the first year of residency, followed by individualized learning tailored to each residents' needs and interested in the second and third years. The curriculum prepares residents to advocate for health equity in partnership with children and families. During CAP time, residents visit more than 50 community sites which lays the groundwork for residents' roles as advocates. This broad exposure builds appreciation for interdisciplinary and comprehensive care across clinical areas, preparing residents to collaborate with community leaders and policy partners to promote systems change.
Curriculum Objectives:
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Learn to communicate about health and wellness with cultural humility to both adults and children.
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Develop best practices in outpatient medicine, including health promotion and the treatment of patients with complex care needs.
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Understand how to advocate for children's health at the local, state, and federal levels, including the legislative process and the pediatrician's role in policy-making.
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Collaborate and consult with community partners serving children and families.