In September 2010 Carroll University, Waukesha WI, received a five year Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care Grant. The purpose of this grant is to design, implement and evaluate a cultural competence thread in Carroll’s Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS) curriculum. The four project objectives for the grant period (2010 through 2015) are 1) To design, implement and evaluate a cultural competence thread in the MSPAS curriculum; 2) To develop and implement a recruitment plan with the goal of enrolling and retaining two (10%) educationally or economically disadvantaged individuals in each class; 3) To develop and implement a graduate placement mechanism that will annually place six (30%) of the program's graduates in practice settings that have a portion of their practice serving medically underserved communities (MUC) and individuals or Hispanic communities; 4) To expand the cultural competence of MSPAS faculty and annually provide cultural competence training to 20% of clinical internship preceptors.

This on-line cultural training, developed by grant personnel and Dr. Tema Okun, who holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Cultural Studies from the University of North Carolina Greensboro and has been teaching race, class, and gender content for 30 years in both community and classroom settings, fulfills Objective 4 of the grant. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas, Elements and Policies of the Wisconsin Medical Society through the joint sponsorship of Waukesha Memorial Hospital and Carroll University. Waukesha Memorial Hospital is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Waukesha Memorial Hospital designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This module, entitled “Supporting Practitioners to Reach their Equitable Care Goals” focuses on cultural competency within healthcare. In this module you explore how to understand yourself and your patients from a cultural perspective. The training will take you through a self-assessment and provide multiple opportunities for reflection and application to practice. This online module requires 2 hours to complete and you can choose to complete this training in a timeframe which works for you. Please register below.

The demographic information requested on the registration form below is in compliance with the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr) individual trainee level performance measures requirement.

If you have questions, would like more information on the training, or have difficulty registering, contact Katie De Oliveira, Coordinator for the Physician Assistant Grant, at 262.524.7400 or kdeolive@carrollu.edu.