Training child and adolescent psychiatrists to be culturally competent

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 815-831

  Mian, Ayesha I ^a   Al Mateen, Cheryl S ^b   Cerda, Gabrielle ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AACAP model curriculum; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Cultural competence; Education

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RACISM; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHIATRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78149260414     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2010.08.004     Document Type: Review

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