Teaching Cultural Competence Boston University School of Public Health Symposium on Teaching Public Health Linda A. Alexander, EdD Senior Associate Dean for Academic, Student, and Faculty Affairs March 28, 2018 . School of Public Health
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Defining Cultural Competence “The active, intentional, and ongoing engagement with diversity to increase one’s awareness, content knowledge, cognitive sophistication, and empathic understanding of the complex ways individuals interact with systems and institutions” Milem, 2005 in Expert Panel on Cultural Competence Education for Students in Medicine and Public Health (2012). Report of Expert Panel. Washington, D.C.; Association of American Medical Colleges and Association of Schools of Public Health. School of Public Health
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Cultural Competence as a Developing Mindset for Practice. Bi-culturally gifted, with mastery in cultural humility, and the critical understanding of global versus Western norms, values, and beliefs applied to the interdisciplinary practice of public health *laa, 2018 School of Public Health
Framework for Health Equity-Lesson Source: Based on Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative-From Louisville Health Equity Network Initiative. School of Public Health
Teaching Cultural Competence The Learning Milieu Examine the Cultural History of Your Institution The Importance of a Teaching Philosophy Put on Your Own Mask First! School of Public Health
Teaching Cultural Competence Mini Immersion Experience There is not an App for this! De-Westernize your classroom School of Public Health
Curriculum Overview Foundational Knowledge Core Competencies Foundational Competencies Concentration Competencies Concentration Competencies Practicum Applied Practice Experience Culminating Experience Integrative Learning Experience https://ceph.org>criteria-procedures
D2. MPH Foundational Competencies All MPH students attain 22 competencies across 8 domains Every student assessed on each competency at least once Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health Leadership 1 5 Communication 2 Public Health & Health Care Systems 6 3 Planning & Management to Promote Health 7 Interprofessional Practice Policy in Public Health Systems Thinking 4 8 https://ceph.org>criteria-procedures
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