Refugees and medical student training: results of a programme in primary care

Context  Medical schools have responded to the increasing diversity of the population of the USA by incorporating cultural competency training into their curricula. This paper presents results from pre‐ and post‐programme surveys of medical students who participated in a training programme that included evening clinical sessions for refugee patients and related educational workshops.

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