MEDI-170 : Cultural Competence in HIV

This four-week elective offered by the department of Infectious Diseases will expose students to broad concepts of cultural competency in the delivery of health care. Lectures and workshops on topics addressing the role of cultural competency in reducing health disparities and ensuring quality care for diverse populations will be presented. Specifically, students will be instructed in the BESAFE Model of Cultural Competency for clinicians. BESAFE addresses six core components: Barriers to Care, Ethics, Sensitivity, Assessment, Facts, and Encounters. Case studies will be used as a potent tool to illustrate and demonstrate the six components of BESAFE as they relate to real life clinical situations. Students will also be introduced to the National HIV Curriculum (NHC) and are required to complete the six (6) module accessible via this link https://www.hiv.uw.edu/. The NHC provides ongoing, up-to-date information needed to meet the core competency knowledge for HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, and ongoing treatment and care to U.S. healthcare providers.