Table 1.

Specific Aims and Research Questions

Aims	Research Questions
1. Rationale: To examine the rationale for including racial/ethnic, origin/ancestry, and culture-specific content in health professions curricula	a) Why should this content be incorporated into a curriculum (e.g., national or institutional policies, guidelines, local population demographics, and/or health disparities)? b) Is the incorporation required or elective, and why?
2. Content: To examine the racial/ethnic, origin/ancestry, and culture-specific content incorporated in health professions curricula	a) What is being taught? b) What is the depth (number of hours/ credits) of the content? c) Is the content introductory, reinforcement, or mastery-level?
3. Teaching methods: To evaluate the various methods and resources used in teaching the racial/ethnic, origin/ancestry, and culture-specific content in the health professions curriculum	a) What pedagogical approach(es) is/are used? b) What is the role of the educator in the process? c) What kind of teaching resources are used?
4. Measures of effectiveness: To evaluate the various methods used to assess the achievement of teaching objectives and learning outcomes that result from incorporating racial/ethnic, origin/ancestry, and culture- specific content in health professions curricula	a) How are the teaching methods assessed? b) What changes in students’ competence (awareness, knowledge, attitudes, skills, and/or behaviors) have been demonstrated in the short-term (same semester) and long-term (one year or longer)? c) What changes in patient outcomes have been demonstrated (short-term and long-term)?