PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM
Determi-Nation is partnering with medical schools to institute a patient navigation care model across rheumatology and dermatology for people of color. This program started with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn in Fall 2022.
Why This Is Necessary
75%
of dermatology residency programs
provide no lectures on skin
of people of color.1
30%
of rheumatology fellowships
provided no training in culturally
conscious care or health literacy.2*
4-19%
of images in dermatology
textbooks show conditions on a
range of different skin tones.3
*Based on a survey completed by 49 rheumatology fellowship directors.
Hear From Our Patient Navigators:
SUNY Downstate Medical Student, Rheumatology Patient Navigator
SUNY Downstate Medical Student, Rheumatology Patient Navigator
SUNY Downstate Medical Student, Dermatology Patient Navigator
1Luk K, Chen S, Dudgeon M, Stoff B, Wrenn G, MacKelfresh J. Cultural competency needs assessment in a U.S. dermatology residency program: a basis for curriculum development. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018;79(3):AB90. doi:10.1016/j. jaad.2018.05.392.
2Blanco I, Barjaktarovic N, Gonzalez C. Needs Assessment of Rheumatology Fellowship Program Directors on the Need for a Health Disparities Curriculum for Our Fellowship Programs [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019; 71 (suppl 10). Accessed June 20, 2024. https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/needs- assessment-of-rheumatology-fellowship-program-directors-on-the-need-for-a-health-disparities- curriculum-for-our-fellowship-programs/
3Ebede T, Papier A. Disparities in dermatology educational resources. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Oct;55(4):687-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.10.068. PMID: 17010750.