<p><b>Background: </b>In the next 40 years, the Hispanic population will represent 29% of the U.S. population. Hispanics living in the U.S. face cultural and economic barriers to receiving healthcare. To address the health disparities faced by Hispanic populations at the local level, an inter-professional group of Hispanic students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) founded the first League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) at an academic medical center.</p> <p><br></p><p><b>Methods: </b>This article represents a descriptive guide to the methods we utilized to establish the organization, the health fairs, a mentoring program, and a medical Spanish curriculum. Additionally, this article demonstrates how our partnership with LULAC facilitated each of the activities we organized by enhancing public awareness, increasing available resources, and enabling community partnerships with local businesses and media outlets.</p> <p><br></p><p><b>Results: </b>Since the organization was established in 2017, 87 students from the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Professions have become UAMS LULAC members. Together they screened 194 uninsured Hispanic patients at health fairs, mentored pre-medical students at local colleges, and designed and implemented the curriculum for a medical Spanish course in which 64 students participated.</p> <p><br></p><p><b>Conclusion: </b>Becoming a LULAC council is an innovative and highly beneficial avenue for both new and existing Hispanic medical student organizations. By following a similar methodology, and by partnering with local LULAC councils and their pre-existing networks, Hispanic student organizations may also increase their access to support, resources, and volunteers to ultimately enhance their educational experience and public health outreach efforts.</p><br>
<div>In the next 40 years, the Hispanic population will represent 29% of the U.S. population. Hispanics living in the U.S. face cultural and economic barriers to receiving healthcare. To address the health disparities faced by Hispanic populations at the local level, an inter-professional group of Hispanic students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) founded the first League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) at an academic medical center.</div><div><br></div><div>This article represents a descriptive guide to the methods we utilized to establish the organization, the health fairs, a mentoring program, and a medical Spanish curriculum.</div><div><br></div><div>Becoming a LULAC council is an innovative and highly beneficial avenue for both new and existing Hispanic medical student organizations. By following a similar methodology, and by partnering with local LULAC councils and their pre-existing networks, Hispanic student organizations may also increase their access to support, resources, and volunteers to ultimately enhance their educational experience and public health outreach efforts.</div>
Physicians in training may experience harassment and discrimination from supervisors, consultants, colleagues, or patients and families. Instances of discrimination towards students may impact students' self-esteem, self-efficacy, and ultimately performance. In this particular time, many institutions are looking to enhance their curriculum regarding bias. More tools are needed to help students feel empowered to respond professionally when they encounter challenging situations.This study was designed to assess the impact of a training intervention in addressing biased patient statements. The training was strategically placed prior to clinical interactions. The authors' intention was to present discriminatory statements by patients as one of the many difficult clinical situations that students are being trained to navigate. The authors developed a clinical rubric for decision-making in flowchart style to mimic the decision trees used in diagnostic or treatment decisions. They then created a workshop to help learners use the flowsheet. The workshop was delivered to third-year medical students as part of "Junior Bootcamp," a day-long session of events to orient students to the clinical experiences of the M3 year. The workshop was delivered in the summer of 2019.Respondents indicated that they were more likely to be able to appropriately respond to discriminatory comments after completing the workshop. They also felt that they were more likely to be able to engage in respectful dialogue with a patient and to debrief with a faculty member. Fewer participants felt that they were likely to use the flowchart.Findings indicate that the workshop was useful to participants. It may be especially useful to educators dealing with the COVID pandemic because it is scalable and easily delivered remotely. Further studies are needed to determine if introducing this topic in the clinical years of medical school leads to improved skill in addressing instances of bias
<p><b>Background: </b>In the next 40 years, the Hispanic population will represent 29% of the U.S. population. Hispanics living in the U.S. face cultural and economic barriers to receiving healthcare. To address the health disparities faced by Hispanic populations at the local level, an inter-professional group of Hispanic students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) founded the first League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) at an academic medical center.</p> <p><br></p><p><b>Methods: </b>This article represents a descriptive guide to the methods we utilized to establish the organization, the health fairs, a mentoring program, and a medical Spanish curriculum. Additionally, this article demonstrates how our partnership with LULAC facilitated each of the activities we organized by enhancing public awareness, increasing available resources, and enabling community partnerships with local businesses and media outlets.</p> <p><br></p><p><b>Results: </b>Since the organization was established in 2017, 87 students from the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Professions have become UAMS LULAC members. Together they screened 194 uninsured Hispanic patients at health fairs, mentored pre-medical students at local colleges, and designed and implemented the curriculum for a medical Spanish course in which 64 students participated.</p> <p><br></p><p><b>Conclusion: </b>Becoming a LULAC council is an innovative and highly beneficial avenue for both new and existing Hispanic medical student organizations. By following a similar methodology, and by partnering with local LULAC councils and their pre-existing networks, Hispanic student organizations may also increase their access to support, resources, and volunteers to ultimately enhance their educational experience and public health outreach efforts.</p><br>
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