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Quick Cultural Care Guides 

• Develop concise, 4-page printed guides that give UW Medicine providers a quick picture of the clinical and cultural context of the patient populations they serve. Guides will be distributed to clinics throughout the UW Medicine system for point-of-care reference. 
• Appropriate for: Public health graduate students, potentially a group/class service learning project. 
• Apply HERE.

Community Resource Maps 

• Create standardized resource maps for the communities EthnoMed serves, including a gap analysis identifying where resources are currently missing. Completed maps will be posted for community and provider use. 
• Appropriate for: Public health or MPH students with an interest in needs assessment 
• Apply HERE.

CME-Eligible Coursework 

• Build on EthnoMed’s existing work adapting its content for provider education by developing CME-eligible coursework for physicians. The project translates EthnoMed’s clinical and cultural resources into a formal, accredited continuing education format
• Appropriate for: Resident physicians or MPH students with curriculum development interest/experience. 
• Apply HERE.

Sickle Cell Disease in the Emergency Room 

• Develop training and awareness resources on sickle cell disease in the emergency room setting, a need raised by the Congolese community and by physicians seeking more education on the topic. 
• Appropriate for: Resident physician, advanced practice clinician, or medical trainees 
• Apply HERE.

Cross-Cultural Sign Language 

• Develop provider education on cross-cultural differences in sign language, highlighting how sign languages and Deaf culture vary meaningfully across communities. 
• Appropriate for: Public health or medical students with an interest in language access 
• Apply HERE.

In-Language Health Hubs 

• Continue development of Health Hubs, prioritizing languages served at HMC and UW Medical Center 
• Appropriate for: Public health students or communications students with language access experience/interest 
• Apply HERE.

Pediatrics Clinic Continuing Projects 

• Continue EthnoMed’s ongoing Pediatrics Clinic projects, including First 1000 Days nutrition education, constipation resources, preventive pediatric care resources, and breastfeeding support materials addressing recurring information gaps identified by pediatrics providers. 
• Appropriate for: Nursing, public health, or medical students 
• Apply HERE.

Nephrology and Transplant Guidance for LEP Patients 

• Develop culturally and linguistically tailored guidance for limited-English-proficiency patients navigating nephrology and transplant care, including video resources that walk patients through the transplant process step by step.  
• Appropriate for: Public health or communications students interested in video-based patient education 
• Apply HERE.

Clean Catch Instructional Videos 

• Create culturally tailored instructional videos, including storyboarding, that teach patients how to properly collect a clean-catch urine sample. The project responds to frequent misunderstandings and sample contamination observed in the International Medicine Clinic. 
• Appropriate for: Public health, media/communications, or other relevant students. 
• Apply HERE.

E-Scooter and E-Bike Safety Video PSAs 

• Produce public service announcement videos and advocacy materials on e-scooter and e-bike safety, developed in response to a 400% increase in head injuries among young people in Seattle following the rapid expansion of Lime bikes and scooters. Materials will target youth, families, and students. 
• Appropriate for: Public health, medical, or communications students with an interest in injury prevention 
• Apply HERE.

Diabetes Education Booklets 

• Following the new Somali resource as a prototype, adapt/expand EthnoMed’s diabetes education booklet into new materials for additional communities HMC serves. 
• Appropriate for: Public health, nutrition, or nursing graduate students with an interest in health literacy 
• Apply HERE.

Expanding Dementia and Alzheimer’s Resources 

• Expand EthnoMed’s dementia and Alzheimer’s disease resources into additional communities, building on work already completed with Vietnamese patients. 
• Appropriate for: Public health or nursing graduate students 
• Apply HERE.

Lead Exposure Education 

• Create lead exposure education resources for refugee, immigrant, and migrant (RIM) communities, covering commonly overlooked sources such as traditional cookware, eyeliner, and take-home paint exposure. 
• Appropriate for: Public health or environmental graduate health students 
• Apply HERE.

Inhaler Usage Education 

• Develop patient education resources on proper inhaler technique, addressing a concern raised by HealthPoint, Pediatrics, and other clinics around inhaler usage 
• Appropriate for: Nursing, pharmacy, or public health students 
• Apply HERE.

What Is High Blood Pressure? 

• Create a culturally tailored plain-language patient education resource explaining what high blood pressure is, why it matters, and how it is managed. 
• Appropriate for: Public health, nursing, or medical students 
• Apply HERE.

Preventive Medicine and Silent Diseases 

• Develop patient education materials on preventive medicine and silent chronic diseases, emphasizing the importance of taking medications as prescribed even when symptoms are not felt. 
• Appropriate for: Public health, pharmacy or medical students 
• Apply HERE.

Substance Use Disorder & Narcan Education

• Create patient and community education on substance use disorder and naloxone use, with an explicit focus on reducing the stigma surrounding both the condition and its treatment. 
• Appropriate for: Public health, nursing, or social work students with an interest in harm reduction. 
• Apply HERE.

Where to get care: When to Use What Service 

• Create a plain-language patient resource explaining when to use the emergency room, primary care, urgent care, home treatment, or a nurse advice line, helping patients identify the right level of care for their situation. 
• Appropriate for: Public health or nursing students 
• Apply HERE.

Culturally Tailored Anatomy and Women’s Health Video

• Produce a culturally tailored patient education video covering basic health, anatomy, and women’s health topics for use in clinic settings. 
• Appropriate for: Public health, communications, or nursing graduate students, medical trainees 
• Apply HERE.

LGBTQ and Sexual Health Education for RIM Communities 

• Develop LGBTQ health and sexual health education resources tailored for refugee, immigrant, and migrant (RIM) community members. 
• Appropriate for: Public health, nursing, or medical students with an interest in sexual health 
• Apply HERE.

Refugee Health Promotion Program Advocacy 

• Support RHPP’s advocacy efforts at the state level, including value capture analysis, projections, and policy briefs for advocacy work in Olympia. The project also includes producing podcast episodes featuring interviews with RHPP staff and providers. 
• Appropriate for: MPH or health policy students with an interest in legislative advocacy 
• Apply HERE.

Public Health Communications Intern 

• Support EthnoMed’s outreach efforts by connecting with community partners and clinics, including burn units, TB clinics, and cancer centers around the country that could benefit from EthnoMed’s existing resources. Responsibilities include social media reels & posts, emailing partners, delivering print resources to clinics, and representing EthnoMed at community outreach events. 
• Appropriate for: Public health, global studies, communications, or students with other relevant backgrounds 
• Apply HERE.

CCM Value and Program Support 

• Support EthnoMed’s outreach efforts by connecting with community partners and clinics, including burn units, TB clinics, and cancer centers around the country that could benefit from EthnoMed’s existing resources. Responsibilities include emailing partners, delivering print resources to clinics, and representing EthnoMed at community outreach events. 
• Appropriate for: Public health, global studies, communications, or students with other relevant backgrounds 
• Apply HERE.

Caseworker Cultural Mediator Value and Program Support 

• Conduct a qualitative analysis of the value Cultural Care Mediators (CCM) bring to patient care at Harborview Medical Center, drawing primarily on documentation captured in chart notes. Findings will support ongoing improvements to the CCM program. 
• Appropriate for: PHD or Masters’ level students with qualitative research or health services experience 
• Apply HERE.

Podcast: Food Series 

• Produce a podcast series exploring health, history, and disparities through the lens of culturally significant foods, such as Spam in Pacific Islander communities or fufu in Congolese cuisine. 
• Appropriate for: Communications or public health students, or a resident physician with an interest in narrative medicine. (suggested) 
• Apply HERE.

Podcast: EthnoMed Book Club 

• Launch a podcast book club series, including forming a reading group, that explores cross-cultural care through literature. 
• Appropriate for: Communications or public health students with an interest in narrative medicine. (suggested) 
• Apply HERE.

Please send us an email with the following information:

INDIVIDUALS:

• Resume/CV 
• Brief statement of interest, including the types and/or specific project(s) that appeal most to you 
• Overview of your general availability for project support (e.g. when you are looking to support a project, how many hours a week, if you have a strict timeframe to finish a project) 
• Summary of any academic/program requirements you may be looking to complete as part of your engagement with EthnoMed (e.g. graduate practicum, independent study, internship hours, etc). 

UW FACULTY AND PROGRAM STAFF

• Overview of course/student requirements 
• Timeline 
• Input needed from EthnoMed 
• Examples of acceptable deliverables for your students 

PARTNER & LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Overview of Project idea/need 
• Preferred timeline 
• Input/support needed from EthnoMed/HMC 

Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to the potential we can have together!