Curriculum Block

Objectives

• Compare and contrast different views and perspectives about anatomy and physiology principles for medical learners.
• Explore how personal experiences and cultural practices can impact the relevance of anatomy as a physician and a patient.
• Enhance awareness of the historical impact of colonization on anatomy principles and identify methods to address these concepts as a medical student.

• Discuss the historical and contemporary events and the systemic factors influencing current practices and issues regarding Indigenous Health and anti-Indigenous racism, all of which impact current and future practitioners, individuals, and communities.
• Demonstrate specific actions that build an inclusive and respectful learning environment.

Assessments

• IF Reflection

Tags

Anatomy Communicator; Culturally Aware Introduction to Medicine Medical Foundation 1 Part 1 Week 1 Part 1 Week 1 Black or African American Indigenous Health Priority Groups 2.1 Demonstrate an understanding of what knowledge is, the strengths and limitations of different ways of knowing, and how knowledge is created in historical, cultural and social contexts. 2.5 Apply principles of socio-behavioural sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care-seeking, care concordance, care adherence and barriers to and attitudes toward care. 4.4 Demonstrate insight and understanding about emotions and human responses to emotions that allow one to develop and manage interpersonal interactions, including the ability to manage one’s own interpersonal responses 5.3 Demonstrate altruism, appropriately balancing patient needs and self-interest/self-care 5.8 Balance personal values and beliefs with professional and societal ethics Anatomy [H01.158.100] Bias, Implicit [F01.145.813.550.281] Cadaver [C23.550.260.224] Cultural Competency [I01.880.853.100.364] Cultural Diversity [I01.076.201.450.350] Culturally Competent Care [N05.300.206] Death [C23.550.260] History of Medicine [K01.400.552] Racism [F01.145.813.629.625]