Understanding cultural differences isn’t just a skill for global businesses. If your company is culturally competent, you can avoid making decisions that may hurt and alienate both your customers and ...

Hugh Lytle is founder and CEO, Equality Health, a Value Based Care leader helping independent primary care practices make the shift to VBC. While there is no single way to define “cultural competence, ...

Vernita Mayfield agreed to answer a few questions about her book, Cultural Competence Now: 56 Exercises to Help Educators Understand and Challenge Bias, Racism, and Privilege. Vernita Mayfield, a ...

Culture refers to the ideas, customs, and behaviors of a group of people or a society (1). It influences just about everything you do — the way you speak, the foods you eat, what you consider to be ...

What is cultural competency, and how does it fit in with healthcare? A recent survey among physicians in the United States shows that cultural competency is a key issue both for healthcare ...

The development of cultural competence in pharmacy education has become an essential component in preparing future pharmacists for effective patient care in increasingly diverse societies. Educational ...

Culturally competent care is healthcare that considers a person’s cultural and faith-based beliefs. It can help ensure that the care being given is compassionate and effective. Culture refers to the ...

The late 1990s marked the beginning of a movement within the human services professions that stressed the importance of cultural competency. Psychology and social work were the pioneers; these fields ...

Given the increasing diversity of Canada, cultural competence is considered of paramount importance in practising mental health care effectively. The term cultural competence refers to cultural ...

Enhancing cultural competency in medical education A pathway to improved patient care The Importance of Cultural Competency in Healthcare Cultural ...

Two (2) female medical students are working together on a group assignment. They are writing their notes on a laptop and sitting at a desk in a training laboratory. They are both wearing scrubs. The ...