1. Teaching Cultural Competence
Boston University School of Public Health Symposium on Teaching Public Health Linda A. Alexander, EdD Senior Associate Dean for Academic, Student, and Faculty Affairs March 28, 2018 .
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2. Preliminary Work in Public Health………
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3. Defining Cultural Competence
“The active, intentional, and ongoing engagement with diversity to increase one’s awareness, content knowledge, cognitive sophistication, and empathic understanding of the complex ways individuals interact with systems and institutions”
Milem, 2005 in Expert Panel on Cultural Competence Education for Students in Medicine and Public Health (2012). Report of Expert Panel. Washington, D.C.; Association of American Medical Colleges and Association of Schools of Public Health.
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4. Cultural Competence Broadly Defined
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5. Cultural Competence as a Developing Mindset for Practice.
Bi-culturally gifted, with mastery in cultural humility, and the critical understanding of global versus Western norms, values, and beliefs applied to the interdisciplinary practice of public health *laa, 2018
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6. Framework for Health Equity-Lesson
Source: Based on Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative-From Louisville Health Equity Network Initiative.
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7. Teaching Cultural Competence
The Learning Milieu
Examine the Cultural History
of Your Institution
The Importance of a Teaching Philosophy
Put on Your Own Mask First!
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8. Teaching Cultural Competence
Mini Immersion Experience
There is not an App for this!
De-Westernize your classroom
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9. Curriculum Overview Foundational Knowledge Core Competencies
Foundational Competencies
Concentration Competencies
Concentration Competencies
Practicum
Applied Practice Experience
Culminating Experience
Integrative Learning Experience

10. D2. MPH Foundational Competencies
All MPH students attain 22 competencies across 8 domains
Every student assessed on each competency at least once
Evidence-based Approaches to
Public Health
Leadership 1 5
Communication 2
Public Health & Health Care Systems 6 3
Planning & Management to Promote Health 7
Interprofessional Practice
Policy in Public Health
Systems Thinking 4 8

11. Teaching Evaluations School of Public Health
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12. Teaching Cultural Competence
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13. Thank you for Learning!
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