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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med Sci. 2015 May;349(5):442–446. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0000000000000351

Table 1.

Online Training. Overview and Educational Objectives.

Domain/Case/Main Objective Description Content
Patient’s Perspective
Case #1. Cultural Background.
To define race, ethnicity, and culture and identify patients’ cultural and social background Highlights religion’s impact on patient reactions to diagnosis, coping mechanisms, and its importance in forming a therapeutic alliance 3 stories from real patients (video, duration 30 sec to 1.5 min); 9 objectives; 3 patient interviews; 3 Likert-style multiple choice questions and 1 short answer question, including explanations; module summary
Case #2. Diet and Exercise.
To identify how race and culture relate to health, care-seeking behaviors-health beliefs, and adherence Highlights the role of food in culture, barriers to diet changes and adherence and the importance of the DASH diet in African Americans 4 stories from real patients (video, duration 1 min to 1.5 min); 10 objectives; 4 patient interviews; 3 Likert-style multiple choice questions and 1 short answer question, including explanations; module summary
About Providers
Case #3. Explore Stereotyping.
To identify physician stereotyping Highlights the importance of eliciting a thorough patient history in order to recognize and avoid stereotyping in patients with cardiovascular disease One interactive case-vignette (text); 15 objectives; 1 clinical scenario; 3 multiple choice questions, 3 Likert-style multiple choice questions and 1 short answer question, including explanations; module summary
Case #4. Explore Biases.
To identify physician bias, describe own bias, list how it affects clinical care, and demonstrate strategies to address/reduce physician bias Highlights how even a subconscious bias may affect the care of patients with cardiovascular disease One interactive case-vignette (text); 14 objectives; 1 clinical scenario; 1 multiple choice and 4 Likert-style multiple choice and 1 short answer question, including explanations; module summary