(Inclusive Excellence Topics in the Curriculum)
Program Orientation
- Presentation/discussion of this inventory
- Review of campus resources
Semester 1 (Fall)
PA 505 – History and Physical Exam:
- Medical Interpreter Training
- Sexual Minority Health Learning Modules: Introduction to LGBT+ Terminology, Implicit Bias, & Inclusivity in Clinical Practice
- SBIRT Training
- Cultural Sensitivity/Empathy in the Medical Interview
PA 540 – The PA Profession:
- Life in the State of Poverty Simulation (via IIHHS)
- ‘Social Determinants of Health’ lecture/discussion
Semester 2 (Spring)
- Student-Engaged Medical Clinic (partnership with the Blue Ridge Free Clinic)
- Healthcare for the Homeless -Suitcase Clinic
PA 510 – Physical Diagnosis I:
- Sexual Minority Health Patient Simulations
PA 551 – Medical Biostatistics:
- History of medical students & development of the Institutional Review Board
PA 659 – Healthcare Environment:
- ‘Access to Healthcare’ lecture/discussion
Semester 3 (Summer)
- Student-Engaged Medical Clinic (partnership with the Blue Ridge Free Clinic)
- Healthcare for the Homeless - Suitcase Clinic
PA 511 – Physical Diagnosis II:
- Trauma Informed Caretraining
PA 624 – Behavioral Medicine:
- LGBT+ Terminology Overview/Human Sexuality
Semester 4 (Fall)
- Student-Engaged Medical Clinic (partnership with the Blue Ridge Free Clinic)
- Healthcare for the Homeless - Suitcase Clinic
PA 623 – Pediatric Medicine:
- Pediatric Rehabilitation & Common Diagnoses Workshop
- Pediatric Social Determinants of Disease
Clinical Phase
- Interprofessional Education (IPE) Case Study Event
Clinical Phase Orientation:
- Bedside manner and approach to patients lecture/discussion
PA 625 – Health Promotion & Disease Prevention:
- Socioeconomics & obesity lecture/discussion
- Defining what is important for patients (culture, race, religion) lecture/discussion
PA 643 – Values and Ethics in Medicine:
- ‘Cultural Humility’ lecture/discussion
- ‘Trust’ lecture/discussion
- ‘Language Barriers and Implicit Bias’ lecture/discussion
Department of Health Professions
Health and Behavioral Studies Building
MSC 4315
235 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
MSC 4315
235 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
