TY  - GEN
N2  - Many homeless patients rely heavily on emergency departments and face multiple barriers when seeking healthcare services and their attitude/comfort in doing so may be shaped in part by their previous encounters with healthcare providers6. In one Canadian study, 28% of physicians in the emergency room felt overwhelmed when caring for homeless patients and their negative attitudes toward this population increased over time. However, such trends are pervasive even in undergraduate medical education with multiple studies linking progression through the course of medical education with a rise in cynicism, decreased empathy and interest in caring for homeless patients. Professional socialization and clinical contact affect student attitude development around houseless patients; medical students with more experience with the homeless showed more positive attitudes and interest toward this population. Proposed educational strategies for maintaining empathy among medical students towards this vulnerable patient population have focused on modeling positive behaviors, guided clinical experiences, and curriculum development. In our study, we developed a mini-curriculum on homelessness for medical students and designed a survey to assess student attitude, awareness, and knowledge on homelessness before and after receiving the educational intervention in order to understand its utility.
DO  - 10.6083/cz30pt47x
DO  - DOI
AB  - Many homeless patients rely heavily on emergency departments and face multiple barriers when seeking healthcare services and their attitude/comfort in doing so may be shaped in part by their previous encounters with healthcare providers6. In one Canadian study, 28% of physicians in the emergency room felt overwhelmed when caring for homeless patients and their negative attitudes toward this population increased over time. However, such trends are pervasive even in undergraduate medical education with multiple studies linking progression through the course of medical education with a rise in cynicism, decreased empathy and interest in caring for homeless patients. Professional socialization and clinical contact affect student attitude development around houseless patients; medical students with more experience with the homeless showed more positive attitudes and interest toward this population. Proposed educational strategies for maintaining empathy among medical students towards this vulnerable patient population have focused on modeling positive behaviors, guided clinical experiences, and curriculum development. In our study, we developed a mini-curriculum on homelessness for medical students and designed a survey to assess student attitude, awareness, and knowledge on homelessness before and after receiving the educational intervention in order to understand its utility.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
T1  - Bridging knowledge gaps in undergraduate medical education on the homeless patient population
ED  - Solotskaya, Anya
ED  - Cloutier, Robert
ED  - Mentor
ED  - Advisor
DA  - 2023
AU  - Le, Mimi
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10090/files/Le.Mimi.2023.pdf
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2023
ID  - 10090
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10090/files/Le.Mimi.2023.pdf
KW  - Vulnerable Populations
KW  - Curriculum
KW  - homelessness
KW  - undergraduate medical education
TI  - Bridging knowledge gaps in undergraduate medical education on the homeless patient population
Y1  - 2023
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10090/files/Le.Mimi.2023.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10090/files/Le.Mimi.2023.pdf
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10090/files/Le.Mimi.2023.pdf
ER  -