Family Medicine Resident Training on Disability
Project Description:
As part of the comprehensive 3-Year UA Department of Family & Community Medicine Family Residency Programs' Curriculum, residents participate in developmental disabilities didactic and clinical training during their experience. The goal of the curriculum is to train family medicine residents so that they will be prepared to be effective primary care physicians for people with disabilities while promoting patient-centered care to individuals with DD and encouraging partnerships with other health care providers, individuals, families, and community supports. Curriculum includes:
Family resident administering health physcial
Definitions, prevalence and genetics of DD
Examination, diagnosis, treatment, and practice management
Health disparities and barriers to care
Disability as a social, political, and legal concept
Dual diagnosis: disability and mental illness
Guardianship and future planning
In addition to caring for patients at the Medical Home Clinic at UAMC at South Campus, residents have other opportunities to work with the disability community, such as administering health physicals to Special Olympics athletes.
Keyword(s):
resident training adults health care
Core Function(s):
Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County, Mulit-County, State
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
