April 6, 2002

 Workshop on Developing Hispanic-Focused Cultural Competence Agenda
Curriculum in Medical Education
Crowne Plaza Hotel
14th and K Streets, N.W.
Washington, DC

Panel of Experts Meeting, April 6, 2002

Presentations:

Priorities from HHS
Guadalupe Pacheco, MSW
Office of Minority Health

NHMA Report Outline
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH
NHMA

Recommendations for Future NHMA Projects
Emilio Morante, MPH
NHMA

NHMA Cultural Competence Project

The NHMA Cultural Competence Project seeks to develop recommendations for medical education curriculum on cultural competence and Hispanics. NHMA convened 2 plenary sessions at our annual conferences in 2001 and 2002 and a panel of experts on April 6, 2002 in Washington, DC to assess the current knowledge base on cultural competence training for medical education especially related to Hispanic cultural competence. The Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services supported this project.

As a result of this project, the Hispanic Centers of Excellence, designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS have agreed to link curriculum to the NHMA website. In addition, NHMA has developed a bibliography of key articles, books on cultural competence related to Hispanic health. This information will be on the website soon.