Over the past several years, in both clinical and academic medicine, there seems to be a
growing consensus that racial/ethnic health inequities result from social, economic and …

In our nation of rapidly growing diversity and increasing cross-cultural interactions, cultural
competence has been recognized as critical for reducing health disparities and improving …

Introduction The importance of training health professionals for work in an ethnically diverse
society is increasingly recognized. However, health educators may lack confidence or …

The growing diversity in US society encourages the need for culturally competent healthcare
professionals to provide optimal services to a diverse population. This increasing diversity …

The field of cross-cultural medical education has blossomed in an environment of increasing
diversity and increasing awareness of the effect of race and ethnicity on health outcomes …

Given that understanding the sociocultural dimensions underlying a patient's health values,
beliefs, and behaviors is critical to a successful clinical encounter, cross-cultural curricula …

Medical educators across the United States are addressing the topics of culture, race,
language, behavior, and social status through the development of cross-cultural coursework …

Structural racism in the USA has roots that extend deep into healthcare and medical
research, and it remains a key driver of illness and early death for Black, Indigenous, People …

Systemic racism continues to significantly influence health inequities and cause
disproportionately adverse health outcomes in marginalized communities. The erroneous …

The purpose of this paper is to provide a perspective from New Zealand on the role of
medical education in addressing racism in medicine. There is increasing recognition of …