The course Humanism in Health and Healthcare provides foundational theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to help address the complex and multi-dimensional nature of health and illness. This course offers you the opportunity to plan practice humanistic techniques to assist patients during times of illness or stress and provides humanistic strategies to help you work collaboratively with patients to ensure positive outcomes and health behavior changes. 

This Humanism in Health and Healthcare course was developed in partnership with the Oakland University -- William Beaumont School of Medicine and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation. Like all NextGenU.org courses, it is competency-based, using competencies from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners. 

This course was redesigned in 2022 by Anthony Schlaff MD, MPH; Magali Collonnaz MD, MPH, MSc; Pablo Baldiviezo Rodriguez, MD, MSc, DiplEd; Reisha Narine, MSc; Sherian Bachan, MSc; Seema Persaud, MSc. The original course developers were Jason Adam Wasserman, Ph.D., and Stephen Loftus, Ph.D.; additional content creators are Ashley Inez Garzaniti, MSIV; Nathan Loudon, MSIV; Matthew Drogowski, MD; Dorothy Levine, MD; Lesley Miller, MD; and Hedy S. Wald, Ph.D.

There are 13 modules to complete, which include: 

• Module 1. History of Medicine, Modernism, and the Emergence of the Biomedical Model 
• Module 2. The Epidemiological Transition and the Humanistic (Re)turn 
• Module 3. Medicalization and social control 
• Module 4. The Biopsychosocial Model
• Module 5. The Birth of Bioethics and the Evolution of Humanism 
• Module 6. The Science of Empathy
• Module 7. Building Empathy:  Practices of the Senses
• Module 8.. Empathy in Practice:  Narrative Medicine/Narrative Communication
• Module 9. Self Care:  Caring for Self to Care for Others
• Module 10. Problems of Otherness and Dilemmas of Difference
• Module 11. Marginalization*
• Module 12. From Cultural Competency to Cultural Humility: Habits of Respectful Curiosity 
• Module 13. The Future of Humanism in Health and Health Care

*For module 11, you are to choose at least five lessons to complete from those available, based on your interests as well as your educational and professional needs)

The completion time for this course is estimated to be 69 hours which includes 39 hours of didactics and curated resources and 30 hours of work participating in activities and quizzes to assist the student in the synthesis of the materials. This course is equivalent to 2 credit hours.

At the end of each module, there is a practice quiz with multiple-choice questions. At the end of the course, after you’ve completed each lesson, quiz, and learning activity, you’ll have access to a final exam with multiple-choice questions and a chance to evaluate this course. Once you’ve passed that last test, you will be able to download a certificate of completion from NextGenU.org. We keep all of your personal information confidential, never sell any of your information, and only use anonymized data for research purposes. We are also happy to report your testing information and share your work with anyone (your school, employer, etc.) at your request. 

Engaging with this Course:

This free course is primarily intended for public health students, public health professionals, medical students, and clinicians who would like to learn more about prevention and health promotion, as well as the importance of working collaboratively with patients to ensure that their individual needs are met. Clinicians and non-clinicians can take the course as there are resources listed as suitable for both audiences.

To obtain a certificate, a learner must successfully complete:

• all the reading requirements,
• all required quizzes and pass with 70% having unlimited attempts,
• all discussion forums
• all peer activities
• all reflection activities
• a final examination
• the self and course evaluation forms.

NextGenU.org is happy to provide your institution with

• a link to and description of the course training, so they can see all its components, including the cosponsoring universities and other professional organization cosponsors; 
• your grade on the final exam;
• your work products (e.g. case study activities), and any other required or optional shared materials that you produce and authorize to share with them;  
• your evaluations -- course, and self-assessments;
• a copy of your certificate of completion.

To obtain a degree, NextGenU.org co-sponsors degree programs with institutional partners. To obtain a full degree co-sponsored with NextGenU.org, registrants must be enrolled in a degree program as a student of a NextGenU.org institutional partner. If you think that your institution might be interested in offering a degree with NextGenU.org, contact us.

We hope that you will find this a rewarding learning experience, and we count on your assessment and feedback to help us improve this training for future students.

Here are the next steps to take the course for credit:

• Complete the registration form.
• Take the pre-test.
• Begin the course with Module 1: Introduction to Global Mental Health. In each lesson, read the description, complete all required readings and any required activity, and take the corresponding quizzes.

This course meets nationally approved standards of education developed for the addiction/substance use disorders counseling profession. This course's participants are assured that the continuing education (CE) credits provided will be accepted toward national credentialing by the NAADAC Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NCC AP), as well as by many of the individual state licensing/certification bodies in the addiction and other helping professions.

*The previous version of this course is also available here for your reference but is not available for registration. Only students that were registered prior to November 25th, 2022 may complete it.

Competencies covered in this module:

Knowledge for Practice (AAMC)

Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care (AAMC 2)
Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resources, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations (AAMC 2.4)

Systems-Based Practice (AAMC)

• Demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care, as well as the ability to call effectively on other resources in the system to provide optimal health care. (AAMC 6)
• Advocate for quality patient care and optimal patient care systems (AAMC 6.4)

Professionalism (AACOM)

• Knowledge - Demonstrate knowledge of the behavioral and social sciences that provide the foundation for the professional competency, including medical ethics, social accountability and responsibility, and commitment to professional virtues and responsibilities. ( AACOM V.)

Systems-Based Practice

• Demonstrate an understanding of how patient care and professional practices affect other healthcare professionals, healthcare organizations, and society.  (AACOM VII.) 
• Demonstrate an understanding of how current issues in the world are affecting health care delivery to patients and the community.

(AACN) 

• Demonstrate an appreciation of the history of and contemporary issues in nursing and their impact on current nursing practice. ( AACN VIII.5)
• Synthesize theories and concepts from liberal education to build an understanding of the human experience.

Competencies covered in this module:

Knowledge for Practice (AAMC) 

Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care.
Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resources, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations ( AAMC 2.4 )

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement (AACOM.)

• Describe and apply systematic methods to improve population health. (AACOM VI.)
• Identify the determinants of populations’ health.
• Identify sources of disparities in populations’ health and access to care.

Public Health Systems Competencies(AACOM.)

• Assesses and addresses the determinants of health and illness factors contributing to health promotion and disease prevention (AACOM XII.)

(AACN)

• Demonstrate an appreciation of the history of and contemporary issues in nursing and their impact on current nursing practice. (AACN VIII.5)
• Synthesize theories and concepts from liberal education to build an understanding of the human experience.

Competencies covered in this module:

Knowledge for Practice (AAMC)

Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and  social-behavioural sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care. (AAMC 2)
Apply principles of social-behavioural sciences to provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psycho-social and cultural influences on health, disease, care seeking, care compliance, and barriers to and attitudes toward care. (AAMC 2.5)

Professionalism  (AAMC) 

• Demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities and an adherence to ethical principles. (AAMC 5)
• Demonstrate a commitment to ethical principles pertaining to provision or withholding of care, confidentiality, informed consent, and business practices, including compliance with relevant laws, policies, and regulations. (AAMC 5.6)

Professionalism: Ethics

• Demonstrate knowledge of and the ability to apply ethical principles in the practice and research of osteopathic medicine, particularly in the areas of provision or withholding of clinical care, confidentiality of patient information, informed consent, business practices, the conduct of research, and the reporting of research results. (AACOM V. 6)

(AACN)

• Engage in ethical reasoning and actions to provide leadership in promoting advocacy, collaboration, and social justice as a socially responsible citizen. (AACN I. 6)

Competencies covered in this module:

Knowledge for Practice (AAMC)

Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care. (AAMC 2)
Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resources, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations. (AAMC 2.4)

Medical Knowledge (AACOM)

• Articulate basic biomedical science and epidemiological and clinical science principles related to patient presentation. (AACOM II. 1)
• Demonstrate an appreciation of the history of and contemporary issues in nursing and their impact on current nursing practice. (AACN VIII. 5)

Competencies covered in this module:

Professionalism (AAMC)

Demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities and an adherence to ethical principles. (AAMC 5)
Demonstrate respect for patient privacy and autonomy. (AAMC 5.3)
Demonstrate a commitment to ethical principles pertaining to provision or withholding of care, confidentiality, informed consent, and business practices, including compliance with relevant laws, policies, and regulations. (AAMC 5.6)

Professionalism: Knowledge (AACOM)

• Demonstrate knowledge of the behavioral and social sciences that provide the foundation for the professionalism competency, including medical ethics, social accountability and responsibility, and commitment to professional virtues and responsibilities. (AACOM V. 1)
• Demonstrate social accountability and responsibility (i.e. the welfare of the patient or society should supersede the physician’s self-interest). (AACOM V. 1c)

Professionalism: Ethics (AACOM)

• Demonstrate knowledge of and the ability to apply ethical principles in the practice and research of osteopathic medicine, particularly in the areas of provision or withholding of clinical care, confidentiality of patient information, informed consent, business practices, the conduct of research, and the reporting of research results. (AACOM V. 6)
• Apply the ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-malfeasance, fidelity, justice, and utility. (AACOM V. 6f)

(AACN)

• Engage in ethical reasoning and actions to provide leadership in promoting advocacy, collaboration, and social justice as a socially responsible citizen. (AACN I. 6)

Competencies covered in this module:

Patient Care (AAMC) 

Provide patient-centered care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health.
Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making.

Knowledge for Practice (AAMC) 

• Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care.
• Apply principles of social-behavioral sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care seeking, care compliance, and barriers to and attitudes toward care.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills (AAMC)

• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in the effective exchange of information and collaboration with patients, their families, and health professionals.
• Demonstrate insight and understanding about emotions and human responses to emotions that allow one to develop and manage interpersonal interactions.

Osteopathic Principles and Practices (AACOM) 

• Approach the patient with recognition of the entire clinical context, including mind-body and psychosocial interrelationships.
• Recognize and treat each patient as a whole person, integrating body, mind, and spirit.
• Demonstrate caring, compassionate, and empathetic behavior during the application of OMT in the clinical setting.
• Diagnose clinical conditions and plan patient care.
• Consider the patient’s perspective and values in diagnostic decision-making.

Patient Care  (AACOM) 

• Form a patient-centered, interprofessional, evidence-based management plan.
• Elicit the patient’s perspective on the current situation and modify the diagnostic and treatment plan as appropriate in response to the patient’s needs and preference.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to the ethical dimensions of clinical decision-making.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills  (AACOM) 

• Establish and maintain the physician-patient relationship.
• Explore the psychosocial, occupational, and biomechanical environment in which the patient lives and/or in which health care is administered.
• Conduct a patient-centered interview that includes the following.
• Communicate in a manner that demonstrates sensitivity to gender as well as to racial and cultural diversity.

Professionalism: Humanistic Behavior  (AACOM) 

• Demonstrate humanistic behavior, including respect, compassion, probity, honesty, and trustworthiness.
• Provide polite, considerate, and compassionate treatment to every patient.

(AACN)

• I.1:  Integrate theories and concepts from liberal education into nursing practice.
• I.2:  Synthesize theories and concepts from liberal education to build an understanding of the human experience.
• VIII.3: Promote the image of nursing by modeling the values and articulating the nursing profession's knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

Competencies covered in this module:

Knowledge for Practice (AAMC)

Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care.
Apply principles of social-behavioral sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care seeking, care compliance, and barriers to and attitudes toward care.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills (AAMC)

• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in the effective exchange of information and collaboration with patients, their families, and health professionals.
• Demonstrate sensitivity, honesty, and compassion in difficult conversations, including those about death, end of life, adverse events, bad news, disclosure of errors, and other sensitive topics.

Professionalism (AAMC)

• Demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities and an adherence to ethical principles.
• Demonstrate compassion, integrity, and respect for others.

 Personal and Professional Development  (AAMC)

• Demonstrate the qualities required to sustain lifelong personal and professional growth.
• 8.1 Develop the ability to use self-awareness of knowledge, skills, and emotional limitations to engage in appropriate help-seeking behaviors.
• 8.2 Demonstrate healthy coping mechanisms to respond to stress.
• 8.3 Manage conflict between personal and professional responsibilities.
• 8.8 Recognize that ambiguity is part of clinical health care and respond by utilizing appropriate resources in dealing with uncertainty.

Osteopathic Principles and Practices (AACOM) 

• Approach the patient with recognition of the entire clinical context, including mind-body and psychosocial interrelationships.
• Recognize and treat each patient as a whole person, integrating body, mind, and spirit.

Professionalism - Knowledge  (AACOM) 

• Demonstrate knowledge of the behavioral and social sciences that provide the foundation for the professionalism competency, including medical ethics, social accountability and responsibility, and commitment to professional virtues and responsibilities.
• a. Explain why a physician must demonstrate honesty, integrity, and respect for the patient in every interaction.
• b. Recognize personal values, attitudes, and biases as they influence patient care.
• c. Demonstrate social accountability and responsibility (i.e., the welfare of the patient or society should supersede the physician’s self-interest).
• d. Assess the context of a patient’s social and economic situation, capacity for self-care, and ability to participate in shared decision-making.

Professionalism- Humanistic Behavior-  (AACOM) 

• Demonstrate humanistic behavior, including respect, compassion, probity, honesty, and trustworthiness.
• Provide polite, considerate, and compassionate treatment to every patient.

Professional and Personal Self-Care (AACOM) 

• Demonstrate understanding that he/she is a representative of the osteopathic profession and is capable of making valuable contributions as a member of this society; lead by example; provide for personal care and well-being by utilizing principles of wellness and disease prevention in the conduct of professional and personal life.
• Ensure that his/her mental, physical, or health condition does not have a negative impact on patient care or welfare. 
• Identify personal sources of stress and apply appropriate interventions.

(AACN)

• Required I: Liberal Education for Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice
• Integrate theories and concepts from liberal education into nursing practice.
• Synthesize theories and concepts from liberal education to build an understanding of the human experience.
• Demonstrate tolerance for the ambiguity and unpredictability of the world and its effect on the healthcare system.

Competencies covered in this module:

Patient Care (AAMC:)   

Provide patient-centered care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health.
Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making.

Knowledge for Practice (AAMC)

• Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological and social-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care.
• Apply principles of social-behavioral sciences to provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care seeking, care compliance, and barriers to and attitudes toward care.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills (AAMC)

• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in the effective exchange of information and collaboration with patients, their families, and health professionals.
• 4.1 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
• 4.6 Demonstrate sensitivity, honesty, and compassion in difficult conversations, including those about death, end of life, adverse events, bad news, disclosure of errors, and other sensitive topics.
• 4.7 Demonstrate insight and understanding about emotions and human responses to emotions that allow one to develop and manage interpersonal interactions.

Osteopathic Principles and Practices (AACOM)

• Approach the patient with recognition of the entire clinical context, including mind-body and psychosocial interrelationships.
• Recognize and treat each patient as a whole person, integrating body, mind, and spirit.
• Demonstrate caring, compassionate, and empathetic behavior during the application of OMT in the clinical setting.
• Diagnose clinical conditions and plan patient care.
• Consider the patient’s perspective and values in diagnostic decision-making.

Patient Care (AACOM) 

• Form a patient-centered, interprofessional, evidence-based management plan.
• Elicit the patient’s perspective on the current situation and modify the diagnostic and treatment plan as appropriate in response to the patient’s needs and preference.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to the ethical dimensions of clinical decision-making.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills (AACOM) 

• Establish and maintain the physician-patient relationship.
• Explore the psychosocial, occupational, and biomechanical environment in which the patient lives and/or in which health care is administered.
• Conduct a patient-centered interview that includes the following.
• Communicate in a manner that demonstrates sensitivity to gender as well as to racial and cultural diversity.

Professionalism (AACOM)

• Humanistic Behavior - Demonstrate humanistic behavior, including respect, compassion, probity, honesty, and trustworthiness.
• Provide polite, considerate, and compassionate treatment to every patient.

(AACN) 

• I.1:  Integrate theories and concepts from liberal education into nursing practice.
• I.2:  Synthesize theories and concepts from liberal education to build an understanding of the human experience.
• VI.3: Incorporate effective communication techniques, including negotiation and conflict resolution, to produce positive professional working relationships.

Competencies covered in this module:

Knowledge for Practice (AAMC)

Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care. (AAMC 2)
Apply principles of social-behavioral sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care seeking, care compliance, and barriers to and attitudes toward care. (AAMC 2.5)

Personal and Professional Development (AAMC)

• Demonstrate the qualities required to sustain lifelong personal and professional growth. (AAMC 8)
• Develop the ability to use self-awareness of knowledge, skills, and emotional limitations to engage in appropriate help-seeking behaviors. (AAMC 8.1)
• Demonstrate healthy coping mechanisms to respond to stress. (AAMC 8.2)

Professionalism: Professional and Personal Self-Care  (AACOM) 

• Ensure that his/her mental, physical, or health condition does not have a negative impact on patient care or welfare. (AACOM V. 8b)
• Identify personal sources of stress, and apply appropriate interventions. (AACOM V. 8f)

(AACN) 

• Recognize the relationship between personal health, self-renewal, and the ability to deliver sustained quality care. (AACN 14)

Competencies covered in this module:

Knowledge for Practice (AAMC)

Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care.
Apply principles of social-behavioral sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care seeking, care compliance, and barriers to and attitudes toward care.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills (AAMC)

• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in the effective exchange of information and collaboration with patients, their families, and health professionals.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.

Interprofessional Collaboration (AAMC)

• Demonstrate the ability to engage in an interprofessional team in a manner that optimizes safe, effective patient- and population-centered care.
• Work with other health professionals to establish and maintain a climate of mutual respect, dignity, diversity, ethical integrity, and trust.

 Patient Care (AACOM) 

• Gather accurate data related to the patient encounter.
• Apply appropriate knowledge to the medical interview and demonstrate the ability to identify and/or address psychosocial, cultural, religious, health maintenance, and risk factor issues.
• Health promotion and disease prevention (HPDP).
• Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity when communicating with the patient, family, and caregivers.

Professionalism (AACOM)

• Accountability -Demonstrate accountability to patients, society, and the profession, including the duty to act in response to the knowledge of professional behavior of others.
• Demonstrate commitment to underserved, vulnerable, disadvantaged, disenfranchised, and special populations.
• Cultural Competency - Demonstrate awareness of and proper attention to issues of culture, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and mental and physical disabilities.
• Treat all patients, colleagues, and others fairly, ensuring that no group is favored at any other expense.
• Openly discuss cultural issues, and be responsive to cultural cues.
• Demonstrate how to cope with differences in people in a constructive way.

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement  (AACOM)

• Describe and apply systematic methods to improve population health.
• a.Identify the determinants of populations’ health.
• b. Identify sources of disparities in populations’ health and access to care.
• c.Identify vulnerable or marginalized populations within those served, and respond appropriately.

Required VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health (AACN)

• Assess health/illness beliefs, values, attitudes, and practices of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.
• Advocate for social justice, including a commitment to the health of vulnerable populations and the elimination of health disparities.

Required VIII: Professionalism and Professional Values (AACN)

• Reflect on one’s own beliefs and values as they relate to professional practice.
• Communicate to the healthcare team one’s personal bias on difficult healthcare decisions that impact one’s ability to provide care.

Competencies covered in this module:

Knowledge for Practice (AAMC) 

• Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care. (AAMC 2)

• Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resources, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations. (AAMC 2.4)

• Apply principles of social-behavioral sciences to provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care seeking, care compliance, and barriers to and attitudes toward care. (AAMC 2.5)

Professionalism (AAMC)

• Demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities and an adherence to ethical principles. (AAMC 5)

• Demonstrate accountability to patients, society, and the profession. (AAMC 5.4)

• Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to a diverse patient population, including but not limited to diversity in gender, age, culture, race, religion, disabilities, and sexual orientation. (AAMC 5.5)

Patient Care (AACOM) 

• Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity when communicating with the patient, family, and caregivers. (AACOM III. 5g)

Professionalism: Cultural Competency (AACOM) 

• Demonstrate awareness of and proper attention to issues of culture, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and mental and physical disabilities. (AACOM V. 7)

• Demonstrate how to cope with differences in people in a constructive way. (AACOM V. 7d)

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement (AACOM) 

• Describe and apply systematic methods to improve population health. (AACOM VI. 5)

• Identify the determinants of populations’ health. (AACOM VI. 5a)

• Identify sources of disparities in populations’ health and access to care.  (AACOM VI. 5b)

• Identify vulnerable or marginalized populations within those served, and respond appropriately. (AACOM VI. 5c)

Cultural Competencies (AACOM) 

• Demonstrate an understanding of the scope of culture and the elements that form and define it. (AACOM IX. 1)

• Recognize personal and professional tendencies toward bias and stereotyping and work to counter them. (AACOM IX. 2)

• Understand the public health implications of cultural competence in health care. (AACOM IX. 3)

• Demonstrate familiarity with basic religious and cultural beliefs that affect patients’ understanding of the etiology of their illness and/or the efficacy of their treatment. (AACOM IX. 4)

• Use the cultural profile and history in the treatment of individual patients and record them appropriately in the medical record. (AACOM IX. 10)

• Use the cultural profile and history with individual patients to assess healthcare needs in the community. (AACOM IX. 11)

Public Health Systems Competencies (AACOM) 

• Assesses and address the determinants of health and illness factors contributing to health promotion and disease prevention. (AACOM X11. 2)

• Apply basic public health principles, practices, and sciences to the practice of osteopathic medicine.(AACOM X11. 4)

• Understand and apply knowledge of cultural differences to improve public health among divergent populations. (AACOM X11. 7)

Global Health Competencies (AACOM)

• Identify and treat individual patients with varying cultural beliefs regarding health, disease, and patient care. (AACOM XIII. 6)

• Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health - Assess health/illness beliefs, values, attitudes, and practices of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. (AACN 3)

Essential VIII: Professionalism and Professional Values (AACN 6)

• Reflect on one’s own beliefs and values as they relate to professional practice. (AACN 6)

• Professionalism: Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to a diverse patient population, including but not limited to diversity in gender, age, culture, race, religion, disabilities, and sexual orientation (AAMC 5.5)

Competencies covered in this module:

Knowledge for Practice (AAMC)

Demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care. (AAMC 2)
Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resources, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations. (AAMC 2.4)
Apply principles of social-behavioral sciences to provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care seeking, care compliance, and barriers to and attitudes toward care. (AAMC 2.5)

Professionalism  (AAMC) 

Demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities and an adherence to ethical principles. (AAMC 5)
Demonstrate accountability to patients, society, and the profession. (AAMC 5.4)
Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to a diverse patient population, including but not limited to diversity in gender, age, culture, race, religion, disabilities, and sexual orientation. (AAMC 5.5)

Professionalism: Cultural Competency (AACOM) 

Demonstrate awareness of and proper attention to issues of culture, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and mental and physical disabilities. (AACOM V. 7)
Treat all patients, colleagues, and others fairly, ensuring that no group is favored at the expense of any other. (AACOM V. 7a)
Openly discuss cultural issues, and be responsive to cultural cues. (AACOM V. 7c)
Demonstrate how to cope with differences in people in a constructive way. (AACOM V. 7d)
Demonstrate an understanding of the scope of culture and the elements that form and define it. (AACOM IX. 1)
Recognize personal and professional tendencies toward bias and stereotyping and work to counter them. (AACOM IX. 2)
Understand the public health implications of cultural competence in health care. (AACOM IX. 3)
Demonstrate familiarity with basic religious and cultural beliefs that affect patients’ understanding of the etiology of their illness and/or the efficacy of their treatment. (AACOM IX. 4) 
Use the cultural profile and history with individual patients to assess healthcare needs in the community. (AACOM IX. 11)
Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health (AACN)  

• Assess health/illness beliefs, values, attitudes, and practices of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. (AACN 3)

Essential VIII: Professionalism and Professional Values (AACN) 

• Reflect on one’s own beliefs and values as they relate to professional practice. (AACN 6)
• Communicate to the healthcare team one’s personal bias on difficult healthcare decisions that impact one’s ability to provide care. (AACN 8)

Competencies covered in this module:

Professionalism (AAMC) 

Demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities and an adherence to ethical principles. (AAMC 5)
Demonstrate a commitment to ethical principles pertaining to provision or withholding of care, confidentiality, informed consent, and business practices, including compliance with relevant laws, policies, and regulations. (AAMC 5.6)

Systems-Based Practice (AAMC) 

Demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care, as well as the ability to call effectively on other resources in the system to provide optimal health care. (AAMC 6)

Personal and Professional Development (AAMC)

Demonstrate the qualities required to sustain lifelong personal and professional growth. (AAMC 8)
Provide leadership skills that enhance team functioning, the learning environment, and/or the health care delivery system. (AAMC 8.6)

Professionalism: HUMANISTIC BEHAVIOR (AACOM)

Demonstrate humanistic behavior, including respect, compassion, probity, honesty, and trustworthiness. (AACOM V. 2)
Demonstrate openness, honesty, and trustworthiness during direct communication with patients and their families and in the writing of reports, the signing of forms, and the provision of evidence in litigation or other formal inquiries. (AACOM V. 2d)

Systems-Based Practice (AACOM)

Demonstrate understanding of how patient care and professional practices affect other health care professionals, health care organizations, and society. (AACOM VII. 2)
Demonstrate understanding of how current issues in the world are affecting the delivery of health care to patients and to the community. (AACOM VII. 2g)

(AACN) 

Engage in ethical reasoning and actions to provide leadership in promoting advocacy, collaboration, and social justice as a socially responsible citizen. (AACN I. 6)

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