title: Teaching pathophysiology from a multicultural perspective.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Winfrey
mesh_terms: 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