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 ...

The intersection of patient satisfaction and quality of care is central to healthcare today, and a provider’s level of cultural competence can significantly impact his/her performance in both areas.

When I renewed my physician assistant license on the Oregon Medical Board (OMB) website last year, its questionnaire asked if I had participated in any “cultural-competence” training. Given that I had ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Klarque Denman, one of the doulas working with Black Mamas ATX or BMATX said assumptions and stereotypes are some of the major contributions to the standard of care shown to Black ...

According to the United Nations, more people than ever before live in a country other than the one in which they were born. Some of these individuals and families are economic migrants seeking a ...

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 ...