"Cultural Competency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. Competence implies the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities.
| Descriptor ID |
D054521
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.100.364
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cultural Competency" by people in Profiles.
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Echiverri AT, Parra Y, Rodr?guez J. Start With Individuals, but Ensure That Antiracism Becomes an Institutional Value. Fam Med. 2023 Jan; 55(1):67-68.
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Riley AH, Sangalang A, Critchlow E, Brown N, Mitra R, Campos Nesme B. Entertainment-Education Campaigns and COVID-19: How Three Global Organizations Adapted the Health Communication Strategy for Pandemic Response and Takeaways for the Future. Health Commun. 2021 01; 36(1):42-49.
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Mukunda N, Moghbeli N, Rizzo A, Niepold S, Bassett B, DeLisser HM. Visual art instruction in medical education: a narrative review. Med Educ Online. 2019 Dec; 24(1):1558657.
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Flynn PM, Betancourt H, Emerson ND, Nunez EI, Nance CM. Health professional cultural competence reduces the psychological and behavioral impact of negative healthcare encounters. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2020 Jul; 26(3):271-279.
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Jacobs J, Naro G. Who Is Served Best by Health Professions Service Learning Trips? AMA J Ethics. 2019 09 01; 21(9):E715-721.
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Ramirez RN, Franklin CC. Racial Diversity in Orthopedic Surgery. Orthop Clin North Am. 2019 Jul; 50(3):337-344.
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Maguire MS, Kottenhahn R, Consiglio-Ward L, Smalls A, Dressler R. Using a Poverty Simulation in Graduate Medical Education as a Mechanism to Introduce Social Determinants of Health and Cultural Competency. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Jun; 9(3):386-387.
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Melby MK, Loh LC, Evert J, Prater C, Lin H, Khan OA. Beyond Medical "Missions" to Impact-Driven Short-Term Experiences in Global Health (STEGHs): Ethical Principles to Optimize Community Benefit and Learner Experience. Acad Med. 2016 05; 91(5):633-8.
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Dabney K, McClarin L, Romano E, Fitzgerald D, Bayne L, Oceanic P, Nettles AL, Holmes L. Cultural Competence in Pediatrics: Health Care Provider Knowledge, Awareness, and Skills. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Dec 22; 13(1):ijerph13010014.
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Yehia BR, Calder D, Flesch JD, Hirsh RL, Higginbotham E, Tkacs N, Crawford B, Fishman N. Advancing LGBT Health at an Academic Medical Center: A Case Study. LGBT Health. 2015 Dec; 2(4):362-6.