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June 14, 2006
More Cultural Competency Resources
Training healthcare professionals to work effectively with all types of patients represented in their practice is widely acknowledged to be a good thing. Likewise, recruiting diverse types of practitioners is another route toward providing equitable care to all. Here are some resources of note to support these goals.
AAMC: Tool for Assessing Cultural Competence Training (TACCT):
http://www.aamc.org/meded/tacct/start.htm
Also: http://www.aamc.org/diversity/initiatives.htm
British Medical Association: Equality and diversity: Improving the working lives of doctors, April 2006: http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/equalitydiversity
California Department of Health Services: Office of Multicultural Health: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/director/omh/
Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC): Physician Office's Guide to Culturally Competent Care: http://www.cfmc.org/office/office_cultural-competency.htm
Cross Cultural Health Care Program: http://www.xculture.org/
Dental Pipeline Projects: Community-Based Dental Education: Cultural Competency Resources: http://www.dentalpipeline.org/home/697/25001/25067
Diversity Health institute (Australia): http://www.dhi.gov.au/
DiversityRx: http://www.diversityrx.org/
Michigan Surgeon General’s Prescription for a Healthier Michigan [PDF 304KB]: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mirx5404_90138_7.pdf
National Center for Cultural Healing: http://www.culturalhealing.com/
University of Michigan Health System: Program for Multicultural Health: Cultural Competency Division: http://www.med.umich.edu/multicultural/ccp/index.htm
Also: Cultural Competency Web Resources (which includes a section specifically on dentistry):
http://www.med.umich.edu/multicultural/ccp/culcomp.htm
US: Office of Minority Health: http://www.omhrc.gov/
US: HRSA: Bureau of Health Professions: Diversity:
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/diversity/
Posted by pfa at June 14, 2006 10:11 AM