Longitudinal Theme 1

Goals of Training Element:

1)      Identify and manage cultural attributes, stereotypes, and biases they bring to clinical encounters

2)      Integrate into clinical encounters an understanding of diversity (e.g. family composition, gender, age, culture, race, religion, disabilities, sexual orientation, and cultural beliefs and practices) by recognizing and respecting families’ cultural backgrounds.

3)      Identify children, youth, or families who have limited English language Proficiency and demonstrate the ability to use Professional interpreters and written materials in the family’s primary language to maximize communication.

4)      Identify, analyze, and describe health disparities, as well as organizational assets and barriers to delivering culturally effective services.

5)      Describe and outline quality improvement activities to achieve health care equity.

Suggested Readings

1) Implicit bias in healthcare professionals: a systematic review 

2) The importance of language and culture in pediatric care: case studies from the Latino community. 

3) Communities as Teachers: Learning to Deliver Culturally Effective Care in Pediatrics 

4) A Multicultural Approach to the Patient Who Has a Common Cold