Start Date
5-15-2025 9:30 AM
End Date
5-15-2025 11:30 AM
Description
Background and Problem
- Healthcare literature highlights extensive health inequities and continued mistrust of the healthcare system among historically marginalized communities.
- Accrediting bodies advocate for inclusion of SSDH in training to prepare practitioners to address health inequities.
- Limited guidance exists regarding implementation of SSDH content or expectations for student clinicians.
- Effectiveness of education is typically measured by metrics with little connection to patients and populations (GPA, graduation rates, licensing exams).
Keywords
social determinants of health, structural determinants of health, curriculum
Included in
May 15th, 9:30 AM
May 15th, 11:30 AM
Curricular Impact: Training DPT Students to Look Upstream
Background and Problem
- Healthcare literature highlights extensive health inequities and continued mistrust of the healthcare system among historically marginalized communities.
- Accrediting bodies advocate for inclusion of SSDH in training to prepare practitioners to address health inequities.
- Limited guidance exists regarding implementation of SSDH content or expectations for student clinicians.
- Effectiveness of education is typically measured by metrics with little connection to patients and populations (GPA, graduation rates, licensing exams).
Comments
Presented at the 2025 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.