1967 Summer School of Frontier Medicine: Impact on Medical Students and Indigenous Communities ...

• Main Authors: Ross, Shelley, Campbell, Sandy, Behn Smith, Daniele
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Alberta Library 2010
• Subjects: Poster - 1967 Summer School of Frontier Medicine: Impact on Medical Students and Indigenous Communities; Qualitative research; Student exchanges; Posters; Indigenous; Medical education, undergraduate; Aboriginal; Medical electives, Inuvik, Canada; Community based; Canada; Inuvik; Northwest Territories; First Nations; inuit
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/r3pc2tg19; https://ualberta.scholaris.ca/handle/123456789/34639

The poorer health status of First Nations, Inuit, Métis (FN/I/M) people in Canada is unacceptable and requires urgent attention. One potential means of improving FN/I/M health is to focus on improving training of medical students to enhance cultural safety. Experiential, community based curriculum i...