The Immigrant Partnership and Advocacy Curricular Kit: A Comprehensive Train-the-Trainer Curriculum in Immigrant and Refugee Health

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2022-04, Vol.106 (4), p.1013-1016
• Main Authors: Miller, Kathleen K, Rule, Amy R L, Bensman, Rachel, Butteris, Sabrina, Houser, Laura, Kaeppler, Caitlin, Lauden, Stephanie M, Pitt, Michael B, St Clair, Nicole E, Van Ganderen, Kristin, Cobb, Carmen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Consortia; Curricula; Immigrants; Interactive learning; Learning activities
• ISSN: 0002-9637; 1476-1645
• DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1035

The number of immigrants and refugees in the United States is growing, yet many trainees and clinicians feel unprepared to manage the diverse needs of this population. This perspective piece describes the development of the Immigrant Partnership and Advocacy Curricular Kit (I-PACK) by the Midwest Consortium of Global Child Health Educators. I-PACK is an adjunct to the Consortium's sugarprep.org global health curricular materials. Using Kern's six-step approach to curriculum development, they developed eight modules in immigrant and refugee health that incorporate interactive learning activities. The I-PACK was launched as an open-access resource in September 2020. As of September 2021, the curriculum has been freely available at sugarprep.org/i-pack and downloaded from educators in 15 countries. The I-PACK curriculum can address a growing need in medical education to empower learners and clinicians to provide competent and compassionate care for immigrants and refugees.