Preparing Future Physicians to Address the Social Needs of Patients in Their Daily Clinical Practice: An Interactive Workshop

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate how simulation-based workshops can equip medical students with skills to address social determinants of health (SDH).
• A simulation-based workshop was designed to teach practical skills related to SDH.
• The workshop is scalable and can be adopted across large academic institutions.
• Participants included medical students in a clinical education program.
• The workshop significantly improved students' confidence in addressing SDH (p<0.05).
• Participants reported enhanced understanding of integrating SDH into clinical practice.
• Feedback indicated a high satisfaction rate among students (90% positive responses).