National Curriculum Initiative in Developmental Medicine
Project Description:
Individuals with IDD have a lower life expectancy than their peers without disabilities. One persistent driver is the lack of access to routine and lifesaving care because of the limited number of qualified health care providers with training in ID/DD. The American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD), National Curriculum Initiative in Developmental Medicine is a five year national grant to study infusion of IDD curriculum into medical school education. the RFK UCEDD at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine was chosen as one of three medical schools for Cohort 3 within the third year of this of study. The goal of our participation in this project is to imbed ID/DD content into the medical school curriculum at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. We infuse ID/DD into the second year of medical eduction MS 2 in both the Nervous System and Human Behavior course and the Clinical Course Skills OSCE class. Didactic and interactive elements are embedded in the curriculum in addition to the actual inclusion of persons with IDD and their family members, in order for students to listen, learn and observe actual experiences from this underserved population. We are hoping that medical students will become more familiar and comfortable with treating this population that results in a decrease in health disparity and access and will serve as a model of health care education.
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Direct and/or Demonstration Services, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training, Demonstration Services
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees)
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
None
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
National, International
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
