Pre-Clerkship Library Resources
The information resources you need for medical school
Multicultural Health Resources
Cultural Learning
- Cultural AtlasClick on a country to learn about its culture. Approaches profiles through a lens of with cultural humility and appreciation.
- Culturally ConnectedBrings together cultural humility and health literacy to help providers and patients develop shared understanding of each other's values, beliefs, needs, and priorities.
Be sure to check out the Fundamental Practices and Tools sections. - EthnomedSearch by clinical topic or culture. Provides information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other topics related to the health care of immigrants to the US.
- Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United StatesArticle with links to statistics
- HealthexperiencesUSAA diverse range of real stories from patients about their experiences with a particular topic or condition
- Migration Policy InstituteDedicated to researching, understanding, and improving immigration and integration trends and creating policies to address needs. Search the Research and Initiatives tab for topics, regions, programs and data.
- Refugee Health Profiles (CDC)Describes the demographic, cultural, and health characteristics of specific refugee populations: Bhutanese, Burmese, Central American, Congolese, Iraqi, Somali, and Syrian.
- Think Cultural HealthResources for health care professionals to learn about culturally and linguistically appropriate services, or CLAS. The Resources tab is particularly helpful. Sponsored by the Office of Minority Health.
Health Resources for Non-English Speakers
- Health Information in Multiple LanguagesTo share with patients who speak languages other than English. Search by health topic or language. From Medline Plus.
- Health TranslationsFree, reliable translated health resources in over 100 languages.
- Lab Tests Online (Testing.com)Lab Test information in 12 languages. Search by test category, top tests, and at-home tests.
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