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Table 1 Percent of students reporting current (“Now”) and needed (“Career Need”) competence in GHD-related competencies (n = 32)

From: Promoting medical students’ reflection on competencies to advance a global health equities curriculum

  

% of students

 

Domain: social determinants of health

 

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

Wilcoxin’s paired T-value

  

1

2

3

4

 

Identify and apply frameworks describing the impact of society on the health of vulnerable populations, including differential distribution of diseases, risk factors, and health care access and delivery.

Now

6

34

56

3

4.5***

Career Need

-

3

41

56

 

Identify opportunities to affect societal determinants of health, drawing on approaches successfully used in ameliorating health disparities.

Now

6

38

56

-

4.4***

Career Need

-

6

25

69

 

Identify and employ strategies for resolving ethical issues arising in efforts to address health care disparity.

Now

-

50

41

9

3.9***

Career Need

-

6

34

59

 

Identify sources for funding research in health disparities, both domestically and internationally.

Now

28

47

19

6

4.7***

Career Need

-

3

34

63

 

Demonstrate cultural competence in learning and in developing and implementing programs related to health disparities.

Now

-

25

66

9

4.6***

Career Need

-

-

25

75

 
  1. ***P Value < .005.