Hi,

I and folks at UMDNJ are currently crafting a health literacy 
training program and curriculum that includes developing standardized 
patients. This is not explicitly for inclusion in a medical school 
curriculum (at the moment) but as a stand alone training program for 
practicing physicians. The first training sessions are scheduled for 
2008, the curriculum will be finalized sometime in January.

You might also be interested in my existing health literacy class, 
but it is not explicitly targeted at medical students, at 
www.aesop.rutgers.edu/~healthlit

Best, (or Aloha)

Andrew Pleasant




>Hello,

>

>I recieve the Health and literacy email discussion and find the breadth

>fascinating and heartening.

>I am a physician,completing fellowship training in specialty of Geriatric

>Medicine, at the John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii. My

>colleagues and I are in the process of developing a Health Literacy Curriculum

>for medical students and other physicians in training. A literature review has

>had low yield regarding other medical or professional schools intergrating the

>topic of Health Literacy into their curriculum.

>

>Does anyone have any knowledge of medical or other professional 

>schools incorporating health literacy into their training curriculum?

>

>Thank you in advance for your input.

>

>Karen Lubimir, M.D., D.M.D.

>Fellow,  Department of Geriatric Medicine

>John A. Burns School of Medicine

>University of Hawaii

>Honolulu, HI

>

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: Julie McKinney <julie_mcKinney at worlded.org>

>To: healthliteracy at nifl.gov

>Sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 3:25 pm

>Subject: [HealthLiteracy 1519] Wednesday Question: Policy Wish List?

>

>Hi Everyone,

>

>I don't want to interrupt the topic of using TV for ESOL in health 

>settings, but

>I want to ask for some feedback for this week's question.

>

>What kinds of policy changes would be helpful to health literacy efforts? It

>could be national or state policy, policy within your professional system, or

>policy within your specific program. The field is open. Any ideas or wishes?

>

>Thanks,

>Julie

>

>Julie McKinney

>Discussion List Moderator

>World Education/NCSALL

><mailto:jmckinney at worlded.org>jmckinney at worlded.org

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Andrew Pleasant
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Ecology
Extension Department of Family and Community Health Sciences
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
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New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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