Building cultural competence in a interdisciplinary community service-learning project.
Since 1992, 120 medical, nursing, social work and public health students have participated in an interdisciplinary community service-learning seminar held on-site at a community health center in Hawai'i. During this time, the community health center staff who teach this course have developed and adapted a range of didactic and experiential methods for building cultural competence. The community faculty selects a diverse, multiethnic team of health professions students who form a "learning laboratory" as they plan and implement health education at a neighborhood elementary school serving an Asian and Pacifican community. We report here on a qualitative evaluation of a model for teaching cross-cultural competence that utilizes structured experiential lessons, service-learning in a community setting, and interdisciplinary training.
Matsunaga
Doris Segal
DS
Kalihi-Palama Health Center.
Rediger
Glenn
G
Mamaclay
Blandina
B
Sato
Darrin
D
Yamada
Seiji
S
D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006254:Hawaii; D011361:Professional Competence