Developing Healthcare Cultural Competence with Study Away: Experiential Learning Pedagogy
Conference Tracks
Learning Theories and Pedagogy – Research
Abstract
Healthcare providers need cultural competence to effectively address healthcare needs and disparities. Experiential learning about culture through domestic study away programs is one accessible means for students to explore a variety of human experiences that impact health. Graduate and undergraduate students studying nursing and social work were immersed in well-established ongoing sustainable community-based service projects in NYC. We used experiential learning pedagogy to allow practicing nurses and social workers to participate alongside and mentor undergraduate students. Students were able to broaden their perspectives about social factors and culture and apply these service experiences to current or imagined future healthcare practice.
Session Format
Research Brief and Reflection Panels
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Location
Scarbrough Two
Recommended Citation
Lane, Susan H.; Brackney, Dana E.; Howell, Michael L.; Huffman, Carolyn S.; and Harmon, Kristin, "Developing Healthcare Cultural Competence with Study Away: Experiential Learning Pedagogy" (2020). SoTL Commons Conference. 35.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2020/35
Developing Healthcare Cultural Competence with Study Away: Experiential Learning Pedagogy
Scarbrough Two
Healthcare providers need cultural competence to effectively address healthcare needs and disparities. Experiential learning about culture through domestic study away programs is one accessible means for students to explore a variety of human experiences that impact health. Graduate and undergraduate students studying nursing and social work were immersed in well-established ongoing sustainable community-based service projects in NYC. We used experiential learning pedagogy to allow practicing nurses and social workers to participate alongside and mentor undergraduate students. Students were able to broaden their perspectives about social factors and culture and apply these service experiences to current or imagined future healthcare practice.
