Culturally Appropriate & Socially Responsive Care [CASRC] Thread

Abstract

Medical Education Objectives for the Social Science Thread (Now:Culturally Appropriate & Socially Responsive Care [CASRC] Thread): 1) The primary goal of the CASRC Thread is not to develop specific sessions for presentation of thread material but to work on identifying gaps and working with course and clerkship management teams to integrate thread content to cover those gaps. 2) There is a need to add emotional behavioral health to the medical student curriculum to help students develop communication skills, rapport with patients, develop ways to interact with patients and how to understand, treat, and build a relationship with patients and those with chronic diseases. 3) Incorporate thread objectives into courses and clerkships from first year through fourth year.