Background Cultural competency is an important part of medical policy and practice, yet the
evidence base for the effectiveness of training in this area is weak. One reason is the lack of …

Background Cultural competency is an important skill that prepares physicians to care for
patients from diverse backgrounds. Objective We reviewed Accreditation Council for …

Purpose To determine physician assistant (PA) students' perceived levels of preparedness
to treat patients from culturally diverse backgrounds. Methods An online survey with …

The concept of cultural competency has evolved over time. Initially, the idea of racial or
cultural sensitivity contained the notion that individuals of a dominant culture or race …

Abstract In the United States, medical students must demonstrate a standard level of
“cultural competence,” upon graduation. Cultural competence is most often defined as a set …

What was done In May 2006 we recruited 90%(237⁄ 262) of our Year 3 and 4 medical
students to fill out a survey containing the Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural …

Purpose Twenty years have passed since the Liaison Committee on Medical Education
(LCME) mandated cultural competence training at US medical schools. There remain …

The aim of this study was to use a meta-analysis of the medical education literature to
evaluate how the profession assesses cross-cultural education. Results revealed much …

Purpose: Cultural competency training has been present in academic medicine for many
years, but interest resurfaced when the Institute of Medicine released a report on health care …

BACKGROUND: Cultural competency and cross-cultural care issues in surgery resident
education are areas of recognized need. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical …