Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG, a distinguished infertility specialist, highlights the pivotal role of cultural humility, diversity, acknowledgment of historical injustices, and collective action ...

I once received a sign-out on a patient from the emergency department for a well-appearing young child who was admitted for a urinary tract infection. Normally, a simple urinary tract infection does ...

Relevant beyond health care, cultural humility can more appropriately be thought of as a basic approach toward others; an approach that would be helpful on both sides of the current social dialogue.

In the summer of 2016, I was in a cab in Yokohama, Japan, trying to use the few Japanese phrases I know. The Japanese cab driver must have detected from my accent that I was an American. He asked me ...

This approach to communication is explained, along with strategies for practicing the approach when treating patients from these communities. Every ethnic and racial group in the country is affected ...

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Creative expression—whether through writing, music, visual arts, or other modalities—allows us to expand our understanding of ourselves and each other. It can also help us develop and embody cultural ...

PHILADELPHIA -- People often speak of the need for cultural competence when discussing issues in end-of-life care, but don't forget about the need for "cultural humility" as well, Kimberly Curseen, MD ...

Cultural appropriation vs. cultural appreciation — the difference can be tricky. So, let's talk about it. Sometimes the line can be blurry when regarding both terms, and most people find themselves in ...

The late 1990s marked the beginning of a movement within the human services professions that stressed the importance of cultural competency. Psychology and social work were the pioneers; these fields ...