Hi, everyone! I am excited to announce the first session of the 2023 Building Better Curriculum (BBC) webinar series will feature the newest collection in MedEdPORTAL. Registration is free and open to anyone.
Language is the principal tool that clinicians use in providing healthcare. Populations with non- English language preferences (NELP) are more likely to experience health inequities, such as worse clinical outcomes and less satisfaction with care compared to English-speaking patients. Additionally, the standard use of language in healthcare communication may be ineffective for patients with sensory or cognitive impairments.
Despite known benefits and needs, there is a paucity of existing published educational materials and curricula that teach students and practitioners how to provide equitable patient-centered language-appropriate care. To improve the healthcare of populations with NELP and with sensory or cognitive impairments, MedEdPORTAL launched the Language-Appropriate Health Care and Medical Language Collection.
Please join collection co-editors Débora H. Silva Díaz MD, M.Ed. (Professor of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine) and Pilar Ortega, MD, MGM (Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, ACGME; Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago Departments of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education) on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET to learn about the collection and opportunities to develop educational scholarship in this area. Register here.
More information on the series, including previous recordings, can be accessed on the AAMC Building Better Curriculum webpage.
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Sara Hunt
Director, Scholarship and Innovations
Association of American Medical Colleges
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