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This new textbook provides a culturally sensitive framework to address the major elements in the LCME Standard 7.6 and to address related requirements for including multicultural issues in the curriculums of medical schools around the world.
List of contents
Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Establishing, Enhancing, and Maintaining Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Medical Education
Chapter 2: Minimum Categories of Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Practice of Medicine in the United States
Chapter 3: Culture, Race, Ethnicity, and Racism in Clinical Contexts
Chapter 4: The Term “Minority” Should Not Be Used in Clinical Contexts
Chapter 5: The Role of Acculturation, the Nuclear Family, and the Extended Family in the Practice of Medicine
Chapter 6: Explanation of Physical and Mental Illnesses in a Cultural Context
Chapter 7: The Role of the Culturagram in Medical Education: Emphasis on Documented and Undocumented Migrant Families
Chapter 8: The Impact of Health Disparities on Racial and Ethnic Groups
Chapter 9: Special Topics in Multicultural-Medical Practice Relationships
Chapter 10: Cultural Competence, Cultural Humility, Team-Based Learning, and Problem-Based Learning: Emphasis on a Synergetic Approach in Medical Education
Index
About the author
Freddy A. Paniagua PhD is Honorary Professor, Department of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, República Dominicana; a retired tenured Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; and currently Adjunct Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston, USA.
Summary
This new textbook provides a culturally sensitive framework to address the major elements in the LCME Standard 7.6 and to address related requirements for including multicultural issues in the curriculums of medical schools around the world.
