Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 2, 2026

Project-Based Learning Guidelines for Health Sciences Students: An Analysis with Data Mining and Qualitative Techniques
Published on: December 9, 2022
Evaluating a lecture on cultural competence in the medical school preclinical curriculum
Russell F Lim1, Jacob Wegelin, Lisa L Hua
1UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. rflim@ucdavis.edu
Objective:
The authors aim to evaluate the effectiveness of a presentation designed to increase cultural competence.
Methods:
A measure was developed to evaluate the attainment of knowledge and attitude objectives by first-year medical students who watched a presentation on the effect of culture on the doctor-patient relationship and effective methods of interpretation for non-English-speaking patients. The test was administered before and after the presentation and data were analyzed using a linear mixed-effects regression model.
Results:
Both knowledge and attitudes improved over the course of the lecture.
Conclusions:
Those who give individual presentations in multiple instructor medical school courses should supplement their course evaluations with lecture-specific surveys targeted to their specific learning objectives for knowledge and attitudes.
Related Concept Videos
Barriers to Effective Communication II
Cultural barriers:
Differences in values, beliefs, religion, knowledge, and tradition can significantly impact communication. Awareness of nonverbal cues is critical, especially when conversing with a patient from a different culture. What appears appropriate in one culture may be inappropriate in another.
Semantic barriers:
As a result of their tendency to use...
Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching III: Evaluation and Documentation
Nurses can use several methods to evaluate patient outcomes. For example, oral questions can assess cognitive learning, patient...
Obedience
Ethical Issues
Ethical Concerns in Healthcare:
Nursing Evaluation
Section...
Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching I: Assessment and Diagnosis
It is critical to determine the patient's learning needs during the assessment. Determination of learning needs compounds data from the...