This 2-year track focuses on strengthening the skills of intermediate and advanced Spanish speaking residents to provide enhanced care to a large Spanish speaking patient population as well as developing projects to educate themselves and fellow residents in cultural competency and health care disparities. Health Care Disparities (HCD) Education has become a critical part of training medical providers to care for diverse populations.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, “individuals, families, and communities that have systematically experienced social and economic disadvantage face greater obstacles to optimal health”. In recognition of the impact health care disparities have on quality of care, the ACGME has required that residents, fellows and faculty be educated in reducing health care disparities and that they be engaged in institutional initiatives to do the same.
Components:
- Initial Spanish proficiency testing to determine eligibility
- Continued Spanish proficiency testing to determine progress
- Monthly, one-hour facilitated advanced Spanish classes featuring interactive, systems based Spanish curriculum
- Access to self-paced Canopy medical Spanish on-line training modules
- Health Equity Grand Rounds - Participants are required to co-facilitate one HE Grand Rounds per academic year
- Opportunity to take the ALTA Clinician Cultural and Linguistic Assessment (CCLA) exam and become a certified bilingual provider
- Presentation of project at Annual GME Scholarly Day and encouraged to submit to national conferences
- Certificate presented at the end of the 2-year track indicating completion and bilingual provider status (if applicable)
For more information please contact Ina Rios Ina.Rios@bannerhealth.com
Health Equity Grand Rounds
The UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson is dedicated to reducing healthcare disparities across the practice of medicine. The goal of these health equity rounds is to provide examples of when implicit bias and/or structural racism may have impacted patient care and outcomes. Moreover, a review of evidence-based best practices and recommendations in addressing bias are also presented.
2021-22 Health Equity Grand Rounds Schedule
- February 16, 2022 from 7AM-8AM TOPIC: "COVID 19 vaccination rates inpregnancy among our latinx patient population: Addressing disparities and improving access to care" ZOOM Link: Click HERE & Flyer Details: Click HERE
- April 6, 2022 from 12PM-1PM TOPIC: "Case discussion and root cause analysis - Focus on factors that lead to healthcare disparities and negative outcomes" Streaming Website: Click HERE & Flyer Details: Click HERE
- May 18, 2022 from 12-1PM TOPIC: "Healthcare Disparities in Radiology" In-person and Zoom Option Available. ZOOM Link: Click HERE, CME Code: 421626 & Flyer Details: Click HERE