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.
Cultural Competence
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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.
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 ...
Grantee Triumphs Over Culture and Politics to Care for Women
May 3, 2012 | Story
One of the most sensitiveand misunderstoodissues of our time stood between a Clinical Scholar and her patients, so she reached out to their community to find a solution.
The Imperative to Make All Patients Feel Respected and Comfortable
March 21, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
In this study, we set out to identify accommodations that American Muslims feel would improve their care. Working with community groups in the greater Detroit area, home to one of the nation’s largest Muslim communities, we recruited participants to ...
Healthy Egypt: Egyptian Women
January 17, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
I approached the customs window and handed the man the piece of paper, as Baba (Dad) instructed. I can barely read my Baba’s handwritten English, let alone his handwritten Arabic, but I knew that the piece of paper told the man behind the window who ...
The Impact of Community-Based Dental Education on Students
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article from a special issue of the Journal of Dental Education highlights RWJF's Dental Pipeline program and experiences reported at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dental Pipeline Project.
A Strategy for Improving Health Disparities Education in Medicine
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Society of General Internal Medicine's Health Disparities Curriculum is found to be an effective tool in the effort to develop health care providers who are both committed and prepared to eliminate disparities in health care quality.
Nurse Leaders, IOM Report Call for Push to Increase Diversity in Nursing
February 24, 2011 | Story
A more diverse nursing workforce will lead to better communication, interaction and treatment for patients of all backgrounds, report says.