Open Access<p>Addressing the Social Determinants of Health in Undergraduate Medical Education Curricula: A Survey Report</p>
Author(s) -
Joy H. Lewis,
Onelia G. Lage,
Barbara Grant,
Senthil Rajasekaran,
Mekbib Gemeda,
Robert C. Like,
Sally A. Santen,
Michael Dekhtyar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s243827
Subject(s) - curriculum , medical education , realm , scope (computer science) , medicine , population , psychology , pedagogy , computer science , political science , environmental health , law , programming language
Social determinants of health (SDH) are recognized as important factors that affect health and well-being. Medical schools are encouraged to incorporate the teaching of SDH. This study investigated the level of commitment to teaching SDH; learning objectives/goals regarding student knowledge, skills, and attitudes; location in the curriculum and teaching strategies; and perceived barriers to teaching SDH.