PHA 523 - Foundations of Cultural Competence and Health Disparities I

1 Hour(s)

This course is a 1-credit semester course intended to build upon basic interviewing skills that are introduced in PHA 502. It will consist of a series of patient encounters, classroom discussions and readings relevant to working constructively with problems in clinician/patient communications. Common types of difficult patient interactions will be addressed. Self-awareness is emphasized as the basis upon which clinicians develop an enhanced capacity for empathic listening and responsiveness. This course helps students to develop the competencies necessary for current and evolving clinical practice in a variety of practice settings with focuses on primary care, disease prevention, health promotion, and cultural competence with an emphasis on Hispanic health care.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Physician Assistant Program