Reflective Essay On Identity And Diversity

I currently work as an emergency medicine scribe where I am exposed to diverse patient populations. From cellulitis to emergent hip fractures, nothing is unexpected. Too often I see patients come in for chronic disease management because they have not been able to receive the appropriate long-term care management they need. The physicians I work with also note their disbelief in the challenges faced by low-income communities, which I am especially interested in. One patient I met went into cardiac arrest and reportedly was in the ICU for 3 weeks and was unable to find a cardiologist following this for almost a year. Another came in for routine diabetes management because he was unable to safely store his medications. Seeing patients directly, humanizes their challenges and further motivates me to put myself in a
I created and implemented this course in 2011. Since then, it has grown to about 400 students per year. This course introduces topics on identity and diversity to first year students through the creation of an electronic portfolio. There is a strong research component to this course as well. As a teaching team, we analyze raw data from a research team. I also helped to create a focus group in which we partnered with former students to give direct feedback concerning the course and adjusted the curriculum accordingly. We assess areas of growth and improvement among our facilitators with the aim to make the course more meaningful. Using data and research has constantly helped to improve this course and has given me essential experience in assessing our quality in the project. Beginning in Fall 2015, this course was implemented as part of the curriculum for the bridge-scholars program at the University of Michigan, which consists of many students who share a similar background as I do which has made this course even more personal to