(Inclusive Excellence Topics in the Curriculum)
Program Orientation
- Presentation/discussion of this inventory
- Intro to the Graduate School's THRIVE program
Semester 1 (Fall)
PA 510 – Physical Diagnosis I:
- 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)
- Cultural Humility Lecture/Discussion
- Cultural Humility Workshop (via IIHHS)
PA 551 – Medical Biostatistics:
- History of medical students & development of the Institutional Review Board
Semester 2 (Spring)
- Sexual Minority Health Patient Simulations
- Student-Engaged Medical Clinic (partnership with the Blue Ridge Free Clinic)
- Healthcare for the Homeless - Suitcase Clinic
PA 551 – Medical Biostatistics:
- History of medical students & development of the Institutional Review Board
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 Care training
PA 624 – Behavioral Medicine:
- LGBT+ Terminology Overview/Human Sexuality
PA 659 – Healthcare Environment:
- Access to Healthcare Lecture/Discussion
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
IPE Case Study Event
Clinical Phase Orientation:
- Bedside manner and approach to patients lecture
PA 625 – Health Promotion & Disease Prevention:
- Socioeconomics & obesity lecture
- Defining what is important for patients (culture, race, religion) lecture
PA 643 – Values and Ethics in Medicine:
- Cultural competency lecture
- Trust lecture
- Language barriers and implicit bias lecture
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
