Jalysa King|Jennifer Taylor
Integration of Case-Based Dialogue to Enhance Medical Students’ Understanding of Using Health Communication to Address Social Determinants of Health
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis|Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
background objectives evergrowing diversity within communities imperative integrate social determinants health sdoh racial disparity economic instability lack transportation intimate partner violence limited social supports importance health literacy undergraduate medical education incorporating evidencebased curriculum disproportionality within healthcare faced racial ethnic minorities opportunity develop culturally sensitive providers purpose study assess impact casebased debrief experience medical students knowledge social determinants health impact health healthcare within family medicine clinical setting intent practice underserved community methods utilized retrospective pairedsample test analysis program data 640 thirdyear medical students engaged family medicine clerkship july 2020 april 2022 inclusion study students must engaged casebased exercise corresponding small group debrief around impact social determinants health patient care results found statistically significant improvement students reported knowledge sdoh well confidence intent work care individuals diverse cultural socioeconomic backgrounds conclusion medical students must knowledge selfefficacy understand social determinants health impact health healthcare within family medicine clinical setting result integrating active learning strategies casebase debrief experience students may robust medical education experience keywords social determinants health problembased learning vulnerable populations education medical patient care letter editor published article