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01-07-2018 | Concise Research Reports
Addressing social determinants of health in an ambulatory setting: quasi-experimental controlled study of a curricular intervention for residents
Authors:
Iman Hassan, MD, Mayce Mansour, MD, Lalit Narayan, MBBS, MA, Casey Browder, MHA, Viraj V. Patel, MD, MPH, Darlene LeFrancois, MD, Lauren Shapiro, MD
Published in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Issue 7/2018
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Excerpt
Academic medical centers in the USA disproportionately care for low-income populations.
1 Although several medical organizations now recommend social determinants of health (SDH) curricula be incorporated into internal medicine (IM) residency training, programs have been slow to respond.
2–4 While models screening for SDH in adult-care settings have been described,
5 there have been no published trials of SDH education targeting IM residents. We implemented a pilot SDH educational intervention to improve resident knowledge, confidence, and ability to address patients’ unmet social needs. …