A Physician's Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care

Culturally and linguistically appropriate services help advance health equity, improve quality, and eliminate health and health care disparities. 

Persistent disparities, an increasingly diverse society, and an evolving health and health care system all underscore the necessity for providing services and care in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner. 

A Physician’s Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care equips physicians with awareness, knowledge, and skills in culturally and linguistically appropriate services to improve the quality of services and care provided in our nation’s health and health care organizations.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:

  • Identify at least five areas related to cultural and linguistic competency in medical practice
  • Identify at least three strategies to promote self-awareness about attitudes, beliefs, biases, and behaviors that may influence clinical care
  • Devise strategies to enhance skills toward the provision of care in a culturally competent clinical practice
  • Demonstrate the advantages of the adoption of the National CLAS Standards in clinical practice

Additional Information

Partner: 
Cine-Med
State Approved: 
New Jersey
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 9.00 AANP Contact Hours
  • 9.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Course opens: 
09/29/2023
Course expires: 
09/29/2025
Rating: 
0

Available Credit

  • 9.00 AANP Contact Hours
  • 9.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
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