Background Research has shown that cultural competence training improves the attitudes,
knowledge, and skills of clinicians related to caring for diverse populations. Social Justice in …

In the current rapidly evolving healthcare environment of the United States, social justice
programs in pre-medical and medical education are needed to cultivate socially conscious …

Two contemporary reports from the Institute of Medicine—Crossing the Quality Chasm and
Unequal Treatment—highlighted the importance of patient-centered care and cultural …

Introduction Medical schools worldwide are creating inclusion policies to increase the
admission of students from vulnerable social groups. This study explores how medical …

Despite the growing advancements in clinical diagnosis and therapeutics, racial and ethnic
disparities in healthcare continue to persist as a daunting challenge. Several studies have …

In response to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education mandate that medical education
must address both the needs of an increasingly diverse society and disparities in health …

In light of a growing body of evidence demonstrating pervasive health disparities, medical
schools are increasingly incorporating educational programs on social medicine in …

Recent attention to racial disparities in law enforcement, highlighted by the death of Freddie
Gray, raises questions about whether medical education adequately prepares physicians to …

Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of a newly reformed curriculum for teaching culturally
responsive care and to build awareness of health and health care disparities in first-year …

Disparities–A Medical School Curriculum is a joint project of the National Consortium for
Multicultural Education for Health Professionals (NCME), Stanford University School of …