The purpose of both the midterm and end-of-course essays is to provide students with opportunities to engage in critical and creative thinking about ways for practitioners and patients to work together toward health improvement in culturally responsive professional practice, despite differences and barriers of many kinds.
Your goal is to write at least two paragraphs that show evidence of your own critical and creative thinking about any topics that you select from course readings. As you make your selections, think about the following larger questions and learning goals that this course is intended to address, recognizing that there are no easy or single right answers to these questions. What are you thinking about the issues and questions …show more content…
I also noted the racial disparities that exist in education, referring to the text, “substantially more whites finish college, obtain a master’s degree, [and/or] obtain a doctorate or professional degree” than other races who are less likely to graduate high school or go on to college (Barr 961-964). As the term has progressed, I’ve noticed that there is a significant amount of content that pertains to race. And while race is not the crux in healthcare, nor should it be, it continues to play a significant role. If we are to eliminate the disparities associated with race, it would require major social reform. However, if we are eliminate the disparities in healthcare associated with race, it requires only a different approach in education. In the article “Rethinking the Social History,” Heidi L. Behforouz writes,
“We hope that the teaching and assessment of such an approach will foster a new generation of clinicians who provide more personalized and appropriate care. Attention to the social forces in our patients’ lives would allow us to provide better and less costly care to patients with the most complex conditions and situations — thereby increasing satisfaction among both patients and
Your goal is to write at least two paragraphs that show evidence of your own critical and creative thinking about any topics that you select from course readings. As you make your selections, think about the following larger questions and learning goals that this course is intended to address, recognizing that there are no easy or single right answers to these questions. What are you thinking about the issues and questions …show more content…
I also noted the racial disparities that exist in education, referring to the text, “substantially more whites finish college, obtain a master’s degree, [and/or] obtain a doctorate or professional degree” than other races who are less likely to graduate high school or go on to college (Barr 961-964). As the term has progressed, I’ve noticed that there is a significant amount of content that pertains to race. And while race is not the crux in healthcare, nor should it be, it continues to play a significant role. If we are to eliminate the disparities associated with race, it would require major social reform. However, if we are eliminate the disparities in healthcare associated with race, it requires only a different approach in education. In the article “Rethinking the Social History,” Heidi L. Behforouz writes,
“We hope that the teaching and assessment of such an approach will foster a new generation of clinicians who provide more personalized and appropriate care. Attention to the social forces in our patients’ lives would allow us to provide better and less costly care to patients with the most complex conditions and situations — thereby increasing satisfaction among both patients and