Janel Johnson

This course introduces you to issues related to practicing medicine in a community-driven partnership. You will learn about the influence of culture in the broadest sense on health, health behavior, the health care encounter, and the health care system. You will be involved in a variety of learning experiences including presentations from people of varying communities, classroom interaction, and self-reflective assignments. The goal of Caring for Our Communities is to increase the community awareness of the medical student so that the student is better prepared to provide quality care to diverse communities and to improve the structural competency of the medical curriculum.