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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 11.
Published in final edited form as: Fam Med. 2008 NOV-DEC;40(10):726–733.

Table 1.

Lecture Topics from the Course Syllabus

Course Meeting Lecture Topic
1 Course Introduction and Overview of Major Cultural Beliefs
Small-group Discussion/Role Playing/Communication Workshop
2 Communicating With Hospital Patients
Small-group Discussion/Role Playing/Communication Workshop
3 Exploring Inequity in Health Care
Small-group Discussion/Role Playing/Communication Workshop
4 Faith Panel: Role of Religion in Health Care
Small-group Discussion/Role Playing/Communication Workshop
5 Cultural Aspects of the Grieving Process
Small-group Discussion/Role Playing/Communication Workshop
6 Music and Healing in Medicine: Examples From the Native American Culture
Small-group Discussion/Role Playing/Communication Workshop
7 Traditional Medicine Beliefs and Practices Cross Culturally With Ethnographic Examples From Mexico and Latin America
Small-group Discussion/Role Playing/Communication Workshop
8 The Effect of the Holocaust and Other Global Conflicts on the Health of Future Generations
Small-group Discussion/Role Playing/Communication Workshop
9 Art as a Form of Communication in Healing
Small-group Discussion/Role Playing/Communication Workshop
10 Cultural Perspectives From Health Care Professionals: Doctors, Nurses, Social Workers
Student Final Project Presentations