Cultural Competency Matters
May 23, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
By “practicing” with medical simulation and by interacting with culturally diverse standardized patients, students and residents can develop cultural competency skills.
Cultural Competence
You are now viewing 1 - 10 of 101 results
Sort results by:
Cross Cultural Medicine Workshop
February 19, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The American Indian Physicians and Association of American Medical Colleges will host a Cross Cultural Medicine Workshop, March 1-3 in Washington, D.C.
Religious Values and Healthcare Accommodations
January 4, 2012 | Journal Article
Health care systems can engender trust and improve American Muslim patients' health care experience by understanding their religious values.
RWJF Clinical Scholar Urges Health Care Providers to Better Understand and Accommodate Islamic Beliefs and Practices
February 1, 2011 | Story
Cultural competence and patient-centered care will lead to higher quality care, improve outcomes and narrow health disparities, Aasim Padela writes.
Beyond the Cathedral
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Center for Minority Health has developed sustainable public health interventions for the African-American community in Pittsburgh. Barbershops and beauty salons began providing vital health services and information.
Culturally Sensitive Care Can Improve Quality
February 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School co-sponsored the Third Annual Conference on Culturally Competent Care.
Studying Cultural Competence, Race and Quality of Care
July 14, 2009 | Story
"This program was pivotal in my career. It gave me unconditional support to do the work I wanted to do and made me really feel my work was valued and important," said Saha.
Cultural Relevance as Program-to-Community Alignment
May 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examined how three local family support programs implemented state standards for cultural sensitivity. The authors used data from a large-scale evaluation that produced an ethnographic study of each program.
2004 Quality Conference Promotes Culturally Competent Health Care
April 9, 2006 | Program Results Report
Project staff organized the "Fourth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations," held September 28 through October 1, 2004 in Washington.
Losing Culture on the Way to Competence
June 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The medical cultural competence movement was founded to address physician ignorance about the effects of culture and culture-specific beliefs on health and health care. The authors explore what they consider a fundamental disconnect between two elem ...