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PEDIATRICS Vol. 114 No. 6 December 2004, pp. 1677-1685 (doi:10.1542/peds.2004-2091)
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POLICY STATEMENT

Ensuring Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Implications for Education and Health Policy

Committee on Pediatric Workforce

This policy statement defines culturally effective health care and describes its importance for pediatrics and the health of children. The statement also defines cultural effectiveness, cultural sensitivity, and cultural competence and describes the importance of these concepts for training in medical school, residency, and continuing medical education. The statement is based on the conviction that culturally effective health care is vital and a critical social value and that the knowledge and skills necessary for providing culturally effective health care can be taught and acquired through focused curricula throughout the spectrum of lifelong learning, from premedical education and medical school through residency and continuing medical education. The American Academy of Pediatrics also believes that these educational efforts must be supported through health policy and advocacy activities that promote the delivery of culturally effective pediatric care.

Key Words: culture • cultural competence • cultural sensitivity • culturally effective care • diversity • ethnicity • health literacy • minorities • pediatric • racial

Abbreviations: AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics • AMA, American Medical Association • CME, continuing medical education • APA, Ambulatory Pediatric Association



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Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Education and Training Issues
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Pediatrics 1999 103: 167-170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]



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