Background: In recent years there has been increased recognition regarding the importance of social determinants of health (SDOH) on health outcomes. Although SDOH awareness is already incorporated into medical education, there is a lack of comprehensive tools available to assess SDOH understanding, attitudes, and application in medicine (Samouei 2020). By determining the limitations in current medical education, this study aims to address shortcomings in SDOH education to provide optimal care to patients from diverse backgrounds by meeting their individual needs. 

Methods: Participants completed a pre-survey prior to the intervention.​ Participants were then presented with an educational PowerPoint on the social determinants of health. Post-presentation, participants were divided randomly into small groups to discuss 3 different cases incorporating SDOH​. Afterward, they completed a post-survey. 

Results: Participants are statistically significantly more comfortable talking with their future patients after the session on 10 out of 12 topics (the exceptions are gender identity and sexual orientation). These improvements remain significant on 6 topics (i.e., the community they practice, access to care, food insecurity, healthy diet, homelessness, and intimate partner violence) even after multiple comparison corrections using Benferroni procedure. 

Conclusion: The current study provides evidence that residents benefit from the inclusion of SDOH specific education in their curriculum as shown by our quantitative assessment. 

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