TIME: Disparities and Inequities in Health and Health Care | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

This three-day course occurs immediately after orientation in Year One. The students hear talks from experts from the School of Medicine, School of Public Health, legislators and community activists, and engage in small-group discussions with their peers. Activities include a tour of Baltimore City and an afternoon engaged in service learning with a community organization.

Course Goals

By the end of this course, the students will have:

Improved awareness of the effect of social needs and demands on care of patients,
Improved knowledge of existence of health care disparities and the demographic influences on health care quality and effectiveness,
Developed self-awareness of personal biases in the approach to health care delivery, and
Improved cultural competency communication skills.

Course Director

Z. Sequean Mahnke
Assistant Director, SOURCE

Contact

Pamela McCann
Senior Medical Training Program Administrator
Email: p mccann3@jhmi.edu

Time Commitment and Course Length

The course runs for 20 hours over 3 days.
Typical schedule for TIME: Disparities and Inequities in Health and Health Care:

Time	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
8:30 AM	Course Overview Talks: Social Determinants of Health; Achieving Health Equity in Maryland	Talks: Changing the Food Environment, Literacy and Health Care, Racial Disparities in Diabetes Control	Small Groups: Post service learning reflections
10:00 AM	Bus Tour	Small Groups: "Worlds Apart" Trigger Tape	Talks: Adherence & Health Disparities; Medical Student IAT Results Community Leader Speed Networking
12 NOON
1:00 PM	Small Group: Cultural Competence Case Discussion	Off-Site Service Learning	MS II presentations
3:00 PM	Talk: Limited English Proficiency		Course Wrap-up
4:00 PM	Talk: CLAS Standards		Course Wrap-up