Abstract
Correctional healthcare training has little documented curriculum. The purpose of this project was to assess the need for curriculum development and present a working curriculum. The first component was accomplished by assessing the healthcare concerns associated in this patient population including infectious disease, behavioral treatment, palliative care, healthcare maintenance, and safety precautions. Assessment of current practices and learning strategies were discussed. After evaluating these needs and practices, a curriculum utilizing Leininger’s theory of culture care, was developed in collaboration with University of California, Davis and California Medical Facility, Vacaville. Course descriptions, expectations of the student, and objectives for a two week clinical rotation to be offered to University of California, Davis Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant students were outlined.