GBL 1315 Preparatory Seminar for Healthcare Relationships II- Understanding Difference through a Lens of Comparative Healthcare Systems
This course helps prepare students academically, inter-culturally, linguistically, and logistically for their immersive short-term global experience in /nrs-4315'>NRS 4315: Healthcare Relationships II: Understanding Difference through a Lens of Comparative Healthcare Systems. Through exploration of students’ own culture and biases, while developing intercultural awareness, sensitivity, and humility, future nurses will learn to provide individualized and responsive care. This pre-departure course focuses on establishing a knowledge base and essential intercultural skills to address the needs of individual patients and communities across varying healthcare systems and healthcare delivery. Students will build on the concepts and pedagogy of cultural awareness, cultural humility and diversity, equity and inclusion embedded throughout the nursing curriculum didactic, lab, and clinical experiences. The seminar is offered on-campus in the semester prior to the 4 SH study away experience. Successful completion of the pre-departure preparatory seminar is required for participation in /nrs-4315'>NRS 4315
Prerequisite
Permission of instructor.
Notes
Course Outcomes
- Critically evaluate one’s own culture and biases. (GBL SLO #1)
- Understand the multiple dimensions of human experience within and across cultures and environments. (GBL SLO #6)
- Examine one’s responsibilities as an active global citizen informed by multiple cultural perspectives. (GBL SLO #8)
- Articulate factors affecting how one’s own concept of health and current health status was developed.
- Examine belief and value systems that are representative of the dominant cultures in the United States and impact equitable health and healthcare.
- Identify disease prevalence, risk factors, and health disparity in multiple identity groups.
- Explore the intersectionality of health, healthcare, and culture.
- Identify sources and types of global epidemiological data and health resources.
- Identify ethical frameworks to study and engage with individuals and groups from various cultures.
- Complete all necessary travel preparedness.