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For
Additional Information
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- JCAHO’s Hospitals,
Language and Culture project Web site
- Masters,
D. "Teaching Cultural Competence in the Medical
School." Contemporary Issues in Medical
Education. Association of American Medical
Colleges, Division of Medical Education. 1998;
Vol.1, No.5
- "Functions
and Structure of a Medical School: Standards for
Accreditation of Medical Education Programs Leading
to the M.D. Degree." Liaison Committee
on Medical Education, June 2002
- The
Compendium of Cultural Competence Initiatives
in Health Care, (2003) Kaiser Family
Foundation
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2. A Call for
Strengthening Curricula and Competencies
Such organizations
as the MCHB, the IOM, the Council on Linkages Between Academia
and Practice, and the National Association of City and County
Health Officials have recommended a priority focus be placed
on changing and strengthening competencies in public health curricula
in the areas of cross-cultural education, cultural competency,
and community dimensions of practice. These curricular changes
are seen as critical to prepare public health professionals to
function effectively in multicultural environments and to fulfill
their roles in the elimination of health disparities.1
The Joint Commission
on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, which accredits
hospitals and other health care institutions; the Liaison Committee
on Medical Education, the accrediting organization for medical
education; and the Association of American Medical Colleges all
support standards on cultural competence.
Increasingly,
public health organizations, MCH programs, and their respective
personnel will be evaluated on their ability to demonstrate compliance
with required competencies in cultural and linguistic competency.
For example, MCHB, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the
National Center for Minority Health, the National Institute of
Mental Health, and others include questions and guidance about
demonstrated commitment to cultural and linguistic competency
in their grant applications, evaluations, and accreditation surveys.
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In
December 2002, the standards on culturally and linguistically
appropriate services in healthcare (known as the CLAS
Standards) were published as Federal guidance to health
care organizations throughout the country. Some public health
organizations are responding to this call by incorporating
culturally and linguistically competent policy, structures,
and procedures such as those used in their hiring practices,
employee evaluations, and merit increase criteria. |
References
1 IOM,
2003; Council on Linkages, 2003, see http://www.trainingfinder.org/competencies/list.htm.
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