title: Building cultural competence in a interdisciplinary community service-learning project.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kalihi-Palama Health Center.
authors.forename: Doris Segal
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rediger
authors.forename: Blandina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mamaclay
authors.forename: Darrin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006254:Hawaii; D011361:Professional Competence