Medical Education
This guide provides resources to support those involved with medical education.
Online Instructional Courses
- A Physician's Practical Guide to Culturally Competent CareThis is a free self-directed training course designed for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. With growing concerns about racial and ethnic disparities in health and about the need for health care systems to accommodate increasingly diverse patient populations, cultural competence has become more and more a matter of national concern. This e-learning program will equip health care providers with competencies that will enable them to better treat the increasingly diverse U.S. population.
E-Books
Cultural Competence in Health Care by ISBN: 9780387721705Publication Date: 2008Provides a balance between a theoretical foundation and clinical application by providing knowledge, and describing the skills needed for culturally relevant medical care of patients of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Diversity and Cultural Competence in Health Care by ISBN: 9781118284285Publication Date: 2012This textbook integrates strategic diversity management, self-reflective leadership, and the personal change process with culturally and linguistically appropriate care into a cohesive systems-oriented approach for health care professionals.
Caring for Patients from Different Cultures by ISBN: 9780812223118Publication Date: 2014Patients from different cultures bring unfamiliar expectations, anxieties, and needs into the examination room. To provide optimal care for all patients, it is important to see differences from the patient's perspective and to work with patients from a range of demographics.
Cultural Sensibility in Healthcare by ISBN: 9781937554958Publication Date: 2015Encourages healthcare providers to consider their own cultural attitudes, biases, beliefs, and prejudices through exercises and self-reflection, and to go beyond theory and explore culture as it affects their professional roles.
Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion by ISBN: 9781118347492Publication Date: 2014Examines the importance of ethnic and cultural factors for community health practice. Describes essential theories, models, and practices for working with race, ethnicity, gender, and social issues.
Guidelines
Improving Cultural Competence by Publication Date: 2014Presents clinical and health services research findings, demonstration experience, and implementation requirements to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.