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An innovative partnership with Kaiser Permanente's Institute for Culturally Competent Care (ICCC) enabled the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia/California State University Fullerton (KPSA) to present a formal, 4-module cultural competency certification program within the nurse anesthesia curriculum. The goals of developing the cultural competency curriculum were to increase students' awareness of cultural differences and to enhance students' communication skills with an increasingly diverse patient population. The cultural competency courses are integrated throughout the nurse anesthesia curriculum. During their clinical education, nurse anesthesia students travel to numerous urban and rural areas to serve diverse patient populations. The collaboration between the ICCC and KPSA represents a unique opportunity for the organization and for KPSA to have an impact on patient care. This article describes the genesis and evolution of the collaboration as well as the impact of this ongoing educational effort.
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Cultural Competency/education , Interinstitutional Relations , Nurse Anesthetists/education , California , Certification , Cesarean Section/nursing , Curriculum , Female , Health Status Disparities , Hispanic or Latino , Humans , Male , Pregnancy , Professional-Family Relations , Program DevelopmentABSTRACT
An innovative partnership with the Kaiser Permanente (KP) Institute for Culturally Competent Care (ICCC) has enabled the KP School of Anesthesia (KPSA) to become one of the first nurse anesthetist programs in the western United States to incorporate a formal cultural competence curriculum into its educational program. Housed administratively in the California State University system since 1981, KPSA is a fully accredited, 24-month program that educates registered nurses to become certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs). The collaboration between the ICCC and KPSA represents a unique opportunity to enhance the care student nurse anesthetists provide in ten Southern California KP hospitals. In addition to serving KP patient populations, students travel to 12 affiliated hospitals in urban and rural areas. The partnership also benefits KP: Upon graduation, 80% to 90% of the student nurse anesthetists in each graduating class join the diverse KP workforce. This article describes the genesis, evolution, and potential impact of this ongoing collaboration to reduce health disparities.
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