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Survey finds doctors need more cultural training

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, September 30, 2005

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A survey published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that one in four doctors feel ill-prepared to cope with patients who are immigrants or hold health beliefs that contradict Western medicine. The survey asked more than 2,000 resident physicians in their last year of training to share their opinions on the status of cross-cultural care.

Twenty percent of those surveyed said they were not well versed in addressing patients whose religious beliefs affected their care. The survey also found about half the doctors had little or no training in providing culturally competent care, including understanding how to address patients from different cultures, identifying patient mistrust, and understanding religious and cultural customs.

Source: Los Angeles Times



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