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Using Cultural Immersion As The Platform For Teaching Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Health In An Undergraduate Medical Curriculum, Janie Smith, Christina L. Wolfe, Shannon Springer, Mary Martin, John Togno, Katrina A. Bramstedt, Sally Sargeant, Brad Murphy
Using Cultural Immersion As The Platform For Teaching Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Health In An Undergraduate Medical Curriculum, Janie Smith, Christina L. Wolfe, Shannon Springer, Mary Martin, John Togno, Katrina A. Bramstedt, Sally Sargeant, Brad Murphy
Katrina A. Bramstedt
In 2011 Bond University was looking for innovative ways to meet the professional standards and guidelines in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health into its Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) curriculum. In 2012 Bond piloted a compulsory cultural immersion program for all first year students, which is now a usual part of the MBBS program. Methodology The methodology included three phases: establishing an Indigenous health group; determining the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educational content based on the professional standards; and developing nine educational sessions and resources; as well as significant administrative processes. The cultural immersion was piloted …