Development and evaluation of a cultural competency training curriculum
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Development and evaluation of a cultural competency training curriculum
BACKGROUND Increasing the cultural competence of physicians and other health care providers has been suggested as one mechanism for reducing health disparities by improving the quality of care across racial/ethnic groups. While cultural competency training for physicians is increasingly promoted, relatively few studies evaluating the impact of training have been published. METHODS We recruite...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Education
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1472-6920
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-6-38