tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11034229.post111444689992673773..comments2023-07-14T02:53:40.719-07:00Comments on retired doc's thoughts: "Cultural Competency" courses required for N.J. medical licensurejames gaultehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537303135780186926noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11034229.post-1114701637818368002005-04-28T08:20:00.000-07:002005-04-28T08:20:00.000-07:00We actually have cultural competency classes throw...We actually have cultural competency classes thrown into our general clinical foundations of medicine course. I can sum up the training quite succinctly:<BR/>Everyone is different. What you might think about death/treatment/communication/whatever is not necessarily what your patient thinks. Ask the patient/patient's family what their cultural views are, and respect them the best you can.Mudfudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07449662276305480863noreply@blogger.com