Essay On Cultural Competence

what does it mean really mean to provide culturally competent health care? according to the article Determining, Developing and Delivering Effective Cultural Competence from MinTools Corporate, quotes, “Five elements contribute to an organization’s ability to become more culturally competent, Valuing diversity, Having the capacity for cultural self-assessment, Being conscious of the dynamics inherent when cultures interact, Having institutionalized culture knowledge, and Having developed adaptations to service delivery reflecting an understanding of cultural diversity” (Bob Little) having all these in hand basically builds culturally competence value to your healthcare profile. Its important that you to know as doctor of any kind, how individual’s social identity may impact on their experience of their teaching session of clinical activity in which the learner is engaged. It also important to know patient’s culture ahead of time. Asking questions, engaging with them, listening from their point of view is the most important role between a doctor to patient. Respecting is the key word, because the important part of valuing diversity is respect, and by respecting the patient’s culture and their prospective belief of anything that acknowledges and recognizes that we need to treat all the patients as individuals and respond to them, and their social identity, in an individual manner. Some culture treat elder differently then how they treat the younger ones, its important to know that as …show more content…
Knowledge isn’t only limited only in school, its 21st century where everything is made easy, almost every question if not everything you have to know there reference available both libraries, and internet. Its important to learn other cultures because one day there will be a patient that comes to the place you work at, by knowing his/her culture would make you easier to communicate with them and help to know how to deal with the