Using a structural competency framework to teach structural racism in pre-health education

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 199, Issue , 2018, Pages 189-201

  Metzl, Jonathan M ^a   Petty, JuLeigh ^a   Olowojoba, Oluwatunmise V ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical education; Race and ethnicity; Structural competency; United States

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; ETHNICITY; FUTURE PROSPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; RACISM; TEACHING;

ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; ETHNICITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; RACISM; SENSIBILITY; SKILL; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PREMEDICAL; HUMANS; RACISM; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 85021856558     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.06.029     Document Type: Article

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