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. 2011 Nov;70(11 Suppl 2):15–19.

Table 1.

Chronological Development of Department of Native Hawaiian Health (DNHH) Cultural Competency Curriculum (C3) at JABSOM

Academic year Initiatives
1990's NHCOE grant begins at JABSOM
Dr. Ben Young starts as NHCOE grant PI (1998)
Faculty/cultural competency development conferences begin (1999)
2003–2004 DNHH established, JABSOM
NHCOE became part of DNHH
DNHH tasked with starting a Cultural Competency Curriculum (C3)
2004–2005 Multi-disciplinary C3 team organized
2005–2006 Focus groups begin
2006–2007 Medical Student Initiatives (1st year medical students at JABSOM)
  • Cultural immersions

  • Four Hour Colloquium

2007–2008 Medical Student Initiatives
  • Cultural Immersion

  • Four-hour Colloquium

  • Introduction to Native Hawaiian Health Lecture

  • Problem-based Learning (PBL) case revised

Family Medicine Residency Initiatives
  • Cultural Immersion started

  • Seminars started

  • Cultural Standardized patient case piloted

2008–2009 Medical Student Initiatives
  • Cultural Immersion

  • Four-hour colloquia

  • Introduction to Native Hawaiian Health Lecture

  • PBL Case

  • Elective in Native Hawaiian Health

Family Medicine Residency initiatives
  • Cultural Immersion

  • Seminars

  • Cultural Standardized (new) patient case piloted

2009–2010 Medical Student Initiatives
  • Cultural Immersion

  • Four-hour colloquia x2

  • Introduction to Native Hawaiian Health Lecture

  • PBL Case

  • Selective in Native Hawaiian health within Community Medicine course

Family Medicine Residency Initiatives
  • Cultural Immersion

Other Initiatives
  • International collaboration on immersion program (New Zealand)

  • Dept. of Surgery's Cross Cultural Health Care Conference collaboration

2010–2011 Medical Student Initiatives
  • Cultural Immersion

  • Four-hour colloquia x2

  • Introduction to Native Hawaiian Health Lecture

  • PBL Case

  • Selective in Native Hawaiian Health

  • Cultural Standardized patient pilot

Family Medicine Residency Initiatives
  • Cultural Immersion

Other Initiatives
  • Faculty Immersion

  • Cultural activities for faculty

  • School of Social Work's Hawaiian Learning Program collaboration

  • Dept. of Surgery's Cross Cultural Health Care Conference collaboration