Table 1.
Course Topics Stratified by Goals and Teaching Modalities
| Teaching Modality | Goal 1. Learn Existence and Magnitude of Health Disparities | Goal 2. Examine and Understand Mistrust, Bias, and Stereotyping | Goal 3. Improve Communication Skills | Goal 4. Develop Commitment to Reduce Health Disparities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 1.Overview of Health Care Disparities | 1. Race and Ethnicity | 1. Cultural Efficacy | 1. Community Physicians Describe Their Mission |
| 2. Medicare/Medicaid | 2. Racial/Ethnic Biases | 2. Health Literacy | 2. Role of Free Clinics | |
| 3. Obesity | 3. Tuskegee Experiment | 3. Language Barriers/Interpreters | 3. Hospital Roles in Reducing Health Disparities: Community Affairs Office. Describes Its Mission, Resources and Limitations | |
| 4. Breast Cancer | 4. Latino Health | 4. Social Worker Roles | 4. Medical Students as Leaders: Medical Students Describe Their Roles and Impact on the Community | |
| 5. Hypertension | 5. Asian American Health | |||
| 6. HIV | 6. Immigrant Populations | |||
| 7. Diabetes | 7. Women and Children | |||
| 8. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Populations | ||||
| Workshops and Small Group Discussions | ‘First Thought’ Exercise Demonstrating Biases and Stereotypes* | 1. Language Barrier Role Play | Academic Faculty, Community Physicians, Researchers and Administrators Share Personal Stories, and Provide Inspiration and Mentorship | |
| 2. Role of Patient–Doctor Relationship, Biomedical Vs. Psychosocial Model | ||||
| Poster Session Work | 1. Populations at Risk | African American Health History | Potential Solutions to Health Care Disparities | |
| 2. Access to Health Care on the South Side of Chicago | ||||
| 3. History of Medicare and Medicaid | ||||
| Community Expedition | 1. Understand Access and Resource Limitations | View Health Care Delivery On Site at: | ||
| 2. University of Chicago Emergency Room | 1. The University of Chicago Emergency Department | |||
| 3. Cook County Stroger Public Hospital | 2. Cook County Stroger Public Hospital | |||
| 4. Local Community Clinics | 3. Local Community Clinics |
* First Thought exercise description: students privately listed the first words that came to their minds when they heard the words “physician” and “welfare recipient.” The results were tallied and shared with the class for comments on potential biases.