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The praxis of cultural competence in medical education : using environmental factors to develop protocols for action

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Stohs, Sheryl Magee

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Cultural competence is a topic that concerns social scientists and medical anthropologists who pay attention to demographic changes and health disparities. This study demonstrates practical approaches to developing cultural competence in medical education by using factors from the social environment to develop protocols for action. With current concerns in domestic...

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Dissertation

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information that validates and/or standardizes assessments of medical students in a health care environment
"A fragile job" : Haitian traditional midwives (matwons) and the navigation of clinical, spiritual and social risk

Creator:

Watson, Annaliese

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Haiti's political and economy history has led to a maternity care system that lies out of reach, geographically and financially, of most Haitians, resulting in excessively high maternal and infant mortality. The most common birth practitioners are homebirth midwives (matwòns), who attend roughly three-fourths of all births in Haiti (UNICEF),...

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Masters Thesis

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care, and improving access to medical care in obstetric emergencies through referral. Integrating
Medicare managed care : market penetration and the resulting health outcomes

Creator:

Howard, Steven W.

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Managed care plans purport to improve the health of their members with chronic diseases. How has the growing adoption of Medicare Advantage (MA), the managed care program for Medicare beneficiaries, affected the progression of chronic disease? The literature is rich with articles focusing on managed care organizations' impacts on quality...

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Dissertation

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implement ‘medical home’ coordinated care elements into their health plans by March 2012 (PPACA, p.17-18