 Cultural Competency
"Cultural Competency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. Competence implies the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities.
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D054521
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.143.364
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cultural Competency" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Cultural Competency" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cultural Competency" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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McElfish PA, Moore R, Buron B, Hudson J, Long CR, Purvis RS, Schulz TK, Rowland B, Warmack TS. Integrating Interprofessional Education and Cultural Competency Training to Address Health Disparities. Teach Learn Med. 2018 Apr-Jun; 30(2):213-222.
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McElfish PA, Long CR, Rowland B, Moore S, Wilmoth R, Ayers B. Improving Culturally Appropriate Care Using a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach: Evaluation of a Multicomponent Cultural Competency Training Program, Arkansas, 2015-2016. Prev Chronic Dis. 2017 08 03; 14:E62.
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Lineberry M, Osta A, Barnes M, Tas V, Atchon K, Schwartz A. Educational interventions for international medical graduates: a review and agenda. Med Educ. 2015 Sep; 49(9):863-79.
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