National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals Annual M

描述（由申请人提供）：此R13申请建议支持在2011年秋季举行为期2天的年度会议，以加强合作网络，并最大限度地发挥国家卫生专业人员多元文化教育联盟（联盟）的长期国家影响。 该联盟于2004年由NHLBI资助，作为美国医学院的5年竞争性培训奖励计划（K 07），该联盟采用将跨文化教育融入卫生专业培训的方法来解决差异。我们建议在我们成功的基础上，召开一次会议，重点讨论“社区战略”医学教育中的文化能力教育这一未得到充分解决的主题。“为了降低成本，增加参与，并最大限度地提高合作机会，拟议的会议将安排在2011年10月17日至18日的健康素养研究会议。该提案将为文化能力课程开发专家提供一个与少数民族健康代表国家办公室以及健康素养和医疗保健交流研究人员建立网络的机会。具体目标包括：1）建立文化能力和健康素养课程开发和研究专家网络，2）制定文化能力和健康素养的共同学习目标，可应用于多种卫生专业的教育和研究，3）推进文化能力和健康素养综合领域的研究和出版潜力。拟议的为期两天的会议包括：（1）网络活动（n=30），2）科学小组（n=100-150），（3）技能建设研讨会准备提交给MedEdPortal与美国医学院校协会（n=20），和（4）反馈会议的核心学习目标和草案文化能力和健康素养入门（n=30）。 公共卫生相关性：越来越多的人认识到，在健康状况、获取和服务提供方面存在着有据可查的差距，这促使人们呼吁更好地为未来的卫生专业人员做好准备，以应对这些挑战。有一个缺乏的研究，卫生专业教育的成功成果，以病人为中心的结果。这些会议将有助于确定评估以患者为中心的结果并将其与教育联系起来的策略。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This R13 application proposes to support a 2-day annual meeting in Fall 2011 to enhance the collaborative network, and maximize the long-term national impact of the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals (Consortium). Funded in 2004 by the NHLBI as a 5-year competitive training award program (K07) for U.S. medical schools, the Consortium uses the approach of addressing disparities by integrating cross-cultural education into health professional training. We propose to build on our success by implementing a meeting that is focused on an under-addressed topic in cultural competency education in medical education of "community strategies." To reduce costs, increase participation, and maximize opportunities for collaboration, the proposed meeting will be scheduled to coincide with the October 17-18, 2011 Health Literacy Research Conference. This proposal will provide an opportunity for experts in cultural competency curriculum development to network with state office of minority health representatives, and researchers in health literacy and healthcare communication. Specific aims include: 1) creation of a network of experts in cultural competency and health literacy curriculum development and research, 2) develop common learning objectives for cultural competency and health literacy which can be applied to education and research for multiple health professions, and 3) advance research and publication potential of the combined fields of cultural competency and health literacy. The proposed two-day meeting comprises: (1) a networking event (n=30), 2) a scientific panel (n=100-150), (3) a Skills-Building Workshop on preparing submissions to MedEdPortal with the Association of American Medical Colleges (n=20), and (4) a feedback session on core learning objectives and a draft Cultural Competency and Health Literacy Primer (n=30). PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Increasing recognition of well-documented disparities in health status, access and service delivery have fueled calls to better prepare future health professionals to address these challenges. There is a paucity of research that links successful outcomes of health professions education to patient-centered outcomes. These meetings will help identify strategies in assessing and linking patient-centered outcomes to education.