TEACHING RESIDENTS TO CARE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING

被引:15
作者
LURIE, N [1 ]
YERGAN, J [1 ]
机构
[1] HENNEPIN CTY MED CTR,DEPT MED,MINNEAPOLIS,MN 55415
关键词
ambulatory care; education; outpatients; residents;
D O I
10.1007/BF02600435
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
学科分类号
摘要
Residency programs have an obligation to teach house officers to care for vulnerable populations. Such populations consist of those whom physicians tend to consider undesirable as patients, and thus who often lack adequate care, because they cannot pay for medical services, because they have medical problems that are difficult to manage, or because they have characteristics giving them low social status. The authors identify and discuss key aspects of learning to care for such populations. These aspects include obtaining appropriate experience caring for disadvantaged patients, developing sensitivity to pertinent sociocultural issues, exploring biases, acquiring relevant special skills, studying epidemiology of diseases in specific vulnerable groups, and learning about health care financing and health policy. Measures to help residents obtain more satisfaction from caring for vulnerable patients are among additional topics discussed. © 1990 Society of General Internal Medicine.
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页码:S26 / S34
页数:9
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