Table 6 Refugee Health Competency-Based Learning Objectives. The learner engaged in refugee and migrant health will be able to
Expert | Establish therapeutic, patient centered rapport and understand the importance of delivering comprehensive evidence-based care that is specific to the needs of refugee and migrant populations |
Communicator | Communicate with refugee and migrant patient populations and identify student inherent bias’ and address relevant gaps such as language barriers, differing cultural perspectives, and health literacy |
Use a ‘trauma informed care’ approach when addressing disease screening and prevention strategies | |
Collaborator | Practice a collaborative team-based approach, including establishing positive working relationships with other health care professionals, medical interpreters and community leaders, including legal, religious and cultural representatives |
Leader | Describe various trauma informed approaches to improve cultural safety (choice, collaboration, trustworthiness and empowerment), evidence based clinical care and constant quality improvement for refugee and migrant clinical care |
Health Advocate | Identify the social determinants of health and barriers to culturally appropriate care affecting refugee and migrant patients |
Describe the various resources in the community to support refugees with the aim to improve health outcomes | |
Gain an understanding of health equity and how system level changes led by socially accountable physicians can lead to improved health outcomes for refugees and migrants | |
Professional | Show respect for, and knowledge of, the demographic and cultural and gender diversity of their patient population |
Reflect on their own bias and knowledge gaps pertaining to the unique needs and barriers refugee and migrant patient populations face when accessing healthcare | |
Scholar | Identify key patient-centered factors when reviewing the latest refugee and migrant evidence-based clinical prevention guidelines |