Cultural Competence in Action: "Lifting the Hood" on Four Case Studies in Medical Education

Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 241-252

  Willen, Sarah S ^a   Carpenter Song, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHIATRY;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 84878427585     PISSN: 0165005X     EISSN: 1573076X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11013-013-9319-x     Document Type: Editorial

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