Developing Student Cultural Humility in Physical and Occupational Therapy Education Programs: A Scoping Review
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Hager-Lubbers Exhibition Hall
Description
PURPOSE: Cultural humility is a key principle of health equity and is recognized within healthcare practice and education as vital to addressing health disparities. The term has evolved but conceptually cultural humility emphasizes an ongoing learning process rather than a finite task. A wide variety of interventions and approaches are described within the literature to develop student cultural humility in entry-level physical and occupational therapy education programs. The purpose of this scoping review was to explore interventions that develop cultural humility in students in entry-level physical and occupational therapy education programs in the United States. METHODS: A search of the databases PubMed, CINAHL, ERIC, and Web of Science was conducted using predefined search terms focusing on physical and occupational therapy, cultural humility, and education. Inclusion criteria included entry-level education programs in physical and/or occupational therapy and original text in English. Grey literature and articles not published in the United States were excluded. Results were screened via a blind review process, and data were extracted and synthesized from articles that met inclusion criteria. RESULTS: Of the 1,345 articles screened, 107 were included. Theoretical and applied interventions were identified. Incorporating several approaches, three primary applied interventions were identified: didactic curriculum, experiential curriculum, and service learning. Most articles emphasized the use of reflection in combination with different approaches and interventions. CONCLUSIONS: Entry-level physical and occupational therapy education programs should consider implementing multiple cultural humility interventions and approaches to better prepare students to be compassionate and effective providers for diverse patient populations.
Developing Student Cultural Humility in Physical and Occupational Therapy Education Programs: A Scoping Review
Hager-Lubbers Exhibition Hall
PURPOSE: Cultural humility is a key principle of health equity and is recognized within healthcare practice and education as vital to addressing health disparities. The term has evolved but conceptually cultural humility emphasizes an ongoing learning process rather than a finite task. A wide variety of interventions and approaches are described within the literature to develop student cultural humility in entry-level physical and occupational therapy education programs. The purpose of this scoping review was to explore interventions that develop cultural humility in students in entry-level physical and occupational therapy education programs in the United States. METHODS: A search of the databases PubMed, CINAHL, ERIC, and Web of Science was conducted using predefined search terms focusing on physical and occupational therapy, cultural humility, and education. Inclusion criteria included entry-level education programs in physical and/or occupational therapy and original text in English. Grey literature and articles not published in the United States were excluded. Results were screened via a blind review process, and data were extracted and synthesized from articles that met inclusion criteria. RESULTS: Of the 1,345 articles screened, 107 were included. Theoretical and applied interventions were identified. Incorporating several approaches, three primary applied interventions were identified: didactic curriculum, experiential curriculum, and service learning. Most articles emphasized the use of reflection in combination with different approaches and interventions. CONCLUSIONS: Entry-level physical and occupational therapy education programs should consider implementing multiple cultural humility interventions and approaches to better prepare students to be compassionate and effective providers for diverse patient populations.