Mechanisms Driving Postgraduate Health and Social Science Students’ Cultural Competence: An Integrated Systematic Review

Conclusions CC conceptualizations in postgraduate health and social science education tend to view cultural differences as a problem and CC skills as a way to mitigate differences to enhance patient care. However, this generates a focus on the other, rather than a focus on the self. Future research should explore the extent to which insight, cognitive flexibility, and reflexivity, taught in safe teaching environments, are associated with increasing students’ cultural safety, cultural humility, and CC.
Source: Academic Medicine - Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Reviews Source Type: research