The vision of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is to shape a future in which all persons reach their full health potential. We are committed to educating and training physicians to have the skills, behaviors, and attitudes to promote community and population health in all their endeavors.

How is Healthcare for All taught in FPR?

Healthcare for All competencies are integrated within all components of FPR—Self, Team, Systems, and Patient Care—as we believe this is essential to all aspects of medicine. We begin with sessions to discuss how language promotes trust, followed by an introduction to community health and social needs that impact human health.

You will attend context talks by community partners and local experts, followed by group or individual activities designed to facilitate the learning of practical actions that promote the opportunity for all persons to reach their full health potential at each level of FPR (Self, Patient, Team, and Systems). Other topics include:

• Personalizing Care
• Advocacy and Policy Change
• Health Literacy, Numberacy, and Language Proficiency (medical interpretation)
• Housing Insecurity
• LGBTQ+ Health
• Rural Health
• The Justice System and Health
• Firearm Safety and Health Outcomes
• Indigenous Health and Indian Health Services