Innovative health care disparities curriculum for incoming medical students

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1028-1032

  Vela, Monica B ^a   Kim, Karen E ^a   Tang, Hui ^b   Chin, Marshall H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Education; Health disparities; Medical students; Underserved

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; INDIGENT; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORIENTATION; PILOT STUDY; RACE; TEACHING;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE;

EID: 46949084876     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0584-2     Document Type: Article

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