This study reports recommendations developed by the US Society of General Internal Medicine Health Disparities Task Force, following a review and consensus process of health curricula. These recommendations specify that a curricula address 3 areas of racial and ethnic health disparities and focus on specific learning objectives:1) examining and understanding attitudes, such as mistrust, subconscious bias, and stereotyping, which practitioners and patients may bring to clinical encounters; 2) gaining knowledge of the existence and magnitude of health disparities, including the multifactorial causes of health disparities and the many solutions required to diminish or eliminate them; and 3) acquiring the skills to effectively communicate and negotiate across cultures, languages, and literacy levels, including the use of key tools to improve communication
