Teaching pathophysiology from a multicultural perspective.
Pathophysiology is the study of deviation from normal physiology and the 70-kilogram white male that remains the standard by which all else is compared. As United States demographics shift, a new perspective is necessary to meet the needs of multicultural patients. This article describes how a multicultural perspective provides a new framework for teaching that both transforms course content and stimulates new teaching methodologies.
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University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA.
Winfrey
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D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010336:Pathology / Q000193:education*; D010827:Physiology / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States