Department of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia
Research
A Pilot Study to Assess the Impact of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Humility Webinars on Australian Medical School Students
Author(s): Ryan Buhagiar*, Anton Lu, Sue Liu, Shrida Sahadevan, Lucy May Schulz, Joydeep Ghosh and Alexandra Yeoh
Background: The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework have provided evidence-based support to higher education providers to deliver safe and well-informed cultural humility education. However, there is currently a scarcity of evidence surrounding the efficacy and impact of cultural humility education. This study will contribute to a quality evidence base assessing the impact of cultural humility and responsiveness interventions on Australian medical students.
Methods: A pilot study was conducted following a group of Australian medical students who attended an educational Indigenous Health (IH) culturally responsive webinar. Recruitment was conducted via the webinar hosts’ social media pages. One pre-webinar and two post-webinar questionnaires were sent to attendees. To assess participants’ ret.. View More»