I\u2019m interested in researching racial disparities in our current healthcare system. I received my undergraduate degree in Biology with the intent to attend PA school. My passions lie in science, research, healthcare, and social justice. I want to use this opportunity to blend all of these passions into one overarching research question.<\/p>\n
This summer I conducted research on the Virginia Commission on African American History. The commission board was tasked with thoroughly examining and reforming the Commonwealth\u2019s K-12 curricula, professional development practices, and instructional supports to improve the way African American History is taught in Virginia Schools. Overall, this commission set forth with the mission to ensure that the content taught in Virginia schools is accurate, inclusive, and relatable, and to equip educations with the skills necessary to teach in a culturally responsive manner. The key part of my previous research that I want to focus on is the culturally responsive training that educators in the commonwealth have started and continue to partake in.<\/p>\n
As of July 1st, 2021, the \u2018Culturally Competent Virginia Educators Bills\u2019, requiring that teacher evaluations include an evaluation of cultural competency went into effect. This Bill requires that \u201cevery person seeking initial licensure or renewal of a license with an endorsement in history and social sciences shall complete instruction in African American history, as prescribed by the Board\u201d (Virginia Board of education). It is now required that each school board implements these policies and that they require each teacher and board employee holding a license to complete cultural competency training at least every two years.<\/p>\n
I would like to try and connect my summer research project with my passion for healthcare and social justice. I want my research to focus on the cultural competency training that healthcare workers undergo, if any. I also want to investigate how cultural competency training would impact general medical distrust in minority communities. My units of analysis would be policy<\/u> comparison and healthcare provider<\/u> and patient<\/u> surveys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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