Teaching Cultural Sensitivity to Pediatric Residents

Authors

Ralitsa Akins

DOI

10.58809/LBUD2821

Abstract

Teaching cultural sensitivity to healthcare professionals is critical in providing appropriate care to diverse patient populations. Constantly increasing U.S. immigrant population and growing numbers of international medical graduates practicing in the U.S. bring the issue of appropriate cross-cultural training to the forefront of addressing health disparities. Cultural competence training of healthcare professionals and provision of culturally sensitive patient care is the responsibility of healthcare leadership.1 Acquiring awareness and knowledge about cultural differences requires focused development of skills to communicate with patients from diverse cultures; this is a process developed through professional training and experience.2 Few professional continuous education programs have been offered to prepare mentors and role models in the field of healthcare to ensure culturally sensitive approach in patient service.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Rights

© The Author(s)

Comments

For questions contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu

Recommended Citation

Akins, Ralitsa (2009) "Teaching Cultural Sensitivity to Pediatric Residents," Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012): Vol. 7: Iss. 2, Article 14.
DOI: 10.58809/LBUD2821
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/alj/vol7/iss2/14