Disability Competency Training in Medical Education

The Alliance for Disability for Health Care Education developed “core competencies” to help guide disability competency training in health care, including medical education. This webinar presents findings from a study that explores how medical education programs address these core competencies. Facilitators and barriers to integrating disability competency training in medical education are discussed, as well…

Social Mission Metrics: Measuring the Social Mission of Dental, Medical, and Nursing Schools

Social mission refers to the contribution of a school in its programs, and the performance of its graduates, faculty, and leadership in advancing health equity and addressing health disparities. The Social Mission Metrics Initiative focuses on the creation and use of metrics to measure social mission in dental, medical, and nursing schools across the United…

HWRCs’ Annual Report, 2021

View all of the research conducted by the HRSA-sponsored Health Workforce Research Centers (HWRCs) within the past year. Topics include COVID-19, telehealth, health equity, and more!

Which Rurality Definition?: The Relative Performance of 8 Federal Rural Definitions in Identifying Rural-urban Disparities

There are large variations in the level of agreement among areas that are identified as “rural” under various rurality definitions. Rural-urban disparities are sensitive to the specific definition and which population characteristic that is being considered. This webinar explores 8 federal rural definitions and the degree to which they identify the same areas as rural….

First Generation College Students in the Health Professions

Increasing the diversity of health professionals enhances efforts to address underlying determinants of health, as providers from underserved backgrounds are more likely to provide care to patients who are at highest risk for disparities in access to health care. This webinar explores a career development program at the University of California, San Francisco School of…

Evaluating a Course on Implicit Bias in Clinical and Learning Environments: Provider Bias-awareness, Patient-centeredness, and Reflections

Implicit race bias has been associated with poor patient/provider communication, less trust and confidence in the provider, and poor patient-centered communication, particularly with Black patients. This webinar explores an online course on implicit bias for academic teaching faculty and others developed by the University of Washington. Presenters discuss providers’ pre- and post-course bias awareness, pre-…

Providing Behavioral Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Workers’ Rapid Transition to Tele-behavioral Health

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to and the delivery of behavioral health services for both patients and social work providers. This webinar describes how practicing social workers transitioned to tele-behavioral health services during the pandemic. Presenters discuss challenges, practice innovations, and ethical/equity-focused implications to increase the use tele-behavioral health beyond the pandemic. Recommendations to ensure…

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