Cultural competence
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| Cultural competence | |
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| Term | Cultural competence |
| Short definition | cultural competence - (pronounced) (KUL-cher-ul KOM-peh-ten-see) The ability to understand, interact and work well with people from different cultures. In medicine, one goal of cultural competence is to ensure that the quality of healthcare is consistent across cultures |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
cultural competence - (pronounced) (KUL-cher-ul KOM-peh-ten-see) The ability to understand, interact and work well with people from different cultures. In medicine, one goal of cultural competence is to ensure that the quality of healthcare is consistent across cultures
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cultural competence
- Wikipedia's article - Cultural competence
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