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TEACHING AND LEARNING IN MEDICINE
Volume 24, Issue 3, Pages 200-210Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2012.692261
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Contrary to recommendations from national medical organizations, medical school education often fails to train students to interact effectively with patients with limited health literacy. The objectives of a new health literacy curriculum in a family medicine clerkship were to increase students' knowledge of health literacy and develop comfort with specific communication skills. Instructional strategies included lectures, practice with standardized patients (SPs), and a facilitated discussion board. At the end of the first year of the curriculum, there was a statistically significant increase in students' knowledge of health literacy. During the final testing with SPs, students achieved high scores for health literacy related communication skills. The curriculum is replicable at other universities and was an effective and efficient way for medical students to learn about health literacy and to acquire valuable skills to improve their patients' understanding of health information.
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