2024 Scholars' Research Symposium Abstract: Developing Program Infrastructure for Effective Intercultural Patient Care Education at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.

Survey data supported that USD-SSOM students strongly endorse the concept of intercultural patient care education. Student satisfaction for currently implemented programming varies significantly, especially with female and non-white respondents. This result highlights the complexity of providing effective, intercultural patient care education to all recipients. Self-reports revealed that senior students endorse the most positive outcomes when compared to underclassmen. It is difficult to determine if this finding results from accumulated intercultural patient care education or other accumulated experience. The survey provided evidence that USD-SSOM is addressing rural health disparities in its curriculum. Areas for improvement include addressing health care needs of other underserved populations in SD such as Native Americans. Preferred educational format did diverge somewhat from commonly utilized approaches in intercultural patient care with students expressing preference for a longitudinal format in a clinical or community setting. The needs identified in this survey could be addressed through several strategies including further incorporation of multicultural patient settings during the core clinical phase and the implementation of a concurrent public health curriculum.