PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM

Creating Change with Culturally Conscious Care

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.

How the Care Model Works

This care model offers at-risk patients of color with Psoriasis (PsO) and Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) hands-on support in navigating the healthcare system, provided by first- and second-year medical students. These student navigators assist with tasks such as language translation, appointment scheduling, and medication refill reminders, ensuring patients can effectively manage their conditions. In exchange, students gain essential experience in providing culturally conscious care, preparing them to become more effective physicians.

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

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*Based on a survey completed by 49 rheumatology fellowship directors.

Hear From Our Patient Navigators:

Grace Shadid

SUNY Downstate Medical Student, Rheumatology Patient Navigator

Jeremy Wilson

SUNY Downstate Medical Student, Rheumatology Patient Navigator

Jacquelyn Xu

SUNY Downstate Medical Student, Dermatology Patient Navigator

Beyond the Textbook is a critical healthcare provider resource to close the gaps

Whether you’re a practicing healthcare provider or on your way to becoming one, this resource includes helpful information to deliver improved care and patient outcomes in a culturally conscious way.
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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.

This Resource is for Healthcare Providers

Beyond the Textbook: Psoriatic Disease in People of Color is a resource to help healthcare providers navigate conversations with their patients.

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