Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. Competence implies the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities.
Coexistence of numerous distinct ethnic, racial, religious, or cultural groups within one social unit, organization, or population. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed., 1982, p955)
Educational programs designed to ensure that students attain prespecified levels of competence in a given field or training activity. Emphasis is on achievement or specified objectives.
A course of study offered by an educational institution.
The capability to perform the duties of one's profession generally, or to perform a particular professional task, with skill of an acceptable quality.
Formal instruction, learning, or training in the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of drugs in the field of medicine.
Individuals enrolled in a school of pharmacy or a formal educational program leading to a degree in pharmacy.
Use for general articles concerning medical education.
A group of people who meet in an unstructured setting to learn about themselves, interpersonal relationships, and group processes and about larger social systems.
The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.
I'm sorry for any confusion, but "Nebraska" is a state located in the central United States and does not have a medical definition. If you have any medical terms or concepts you would like defined, I would be happy to help!
The assessing of academic or educational achievement. It includes all aspects of testing and test construction.
The psychological relations between the dentist and patient.
Recording of information on magnetic or punched paper tape.
Use for articles concerning dental education in general.
A subgroup having special characteristics within a larger group, often bound together by special ties which distinguish it from the larger group.
Individuals enrolled in a school of medicine or a formal educational program in medicine.
A collective expression for all behavior patterns acquired and socially transmitted through symbols. Culture includes customs, traditions, and language.
The educational process of instructing.
Differences in access to or availability of medical facilities and services.
A group of islands in Polynesia, in the north central Pacific Ocean, comprising eight major and 114 minor islands, largely volcanic and coral. Its capital is Honolulu. It was first reached by Polynesians about 500 A.D. It was discovered and named the Sandwich Islands in 1778 by Captain Cook. The islands were united under the rule of King Kamehameha 1795-1819 and requested annexation to the United States in 1893 when a provisional government was set up. Hawaii was established as a territory in 1900 and admitted as a state in 1959. The name is from the Polynesian Owhyhii, place of the gods, with reference to the two volcanoes Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, regarded as the abode of the gods. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p493 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p2330)
Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of medicine.
Instructional use of examples or cases to teach using problem-solving skills and critical thinking.
Individuals enrolled a school of dentistry or a formal educational program in leading to a degree in dentistry.
Instructional materials used in teaching.
The services rendered by members of the health profession and non-professionals under their supervision.
Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of dentistry.
A preconceived judgment made without factual basis.
Those aspects or characteristics which identify a culture.
Studies designed to assess the efficacy of programs. They may include the evaluation of cost-effectiveness, the extent to which objectives are met, or impact.
The period of medical education in a medical school. In the United States it follows the baccalaureate degree and precedes the granting of the M.D.
An enduring, learned predisposition to behave in a consistent way toward a given class of objects, or a persistent mental and/or neural state of readiness to react to a certain class of objects, not as they are but as they are conceived to be.
Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the islands of the central and South Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia.
Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc.
A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships.
The degree to which the individual regards the health care service or product or the manner in which it is delivered by the provider as useful, effective, or beneficial.
The term "United States" in a medical context often refers to the country where a patient or study participant resides, and is not a medical term per se, but relevant for epidemiological studies, healthcare policies, and understanding differences in disease prevalence, treatment patterns, and health outcomes across various geographic locations.
A method of data collection and a QUALITATIVE RESEARCH tool in which a small group of individuals are brought together and allowed to interact in a discussion of their opinions about topics, issues, or questions.
I'm sorry for any confusion, but "California" is a place, specifically a state on the western coast of the United States, and not a medical term or concept. Therefore, it doesn't have a medical definition.
Educational programs for medical graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic medical sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced medical degree.
Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.
Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviors which pertain to health-related topics such as PATHOLOGIC PROCESSES or diseases, their prevention, and treatment. This term refers to non-health workers and health workers (HEALTH PERSONNEL).
Theoretical models which propose methods of learning or teaching as a basis or adjunct to changes in attitude or behavior. These educational interventions are usually applied in the fields of health and patient education but are not restricted to patient care.
Programs of training in medicine and medical specialties offered by hospitals for graduates of medicine to meet the requirements established by accrediting authorities.
The ability to understand the nature and effect of the act in which the individual is engaged. (From Black's Law Dictionary, 6th ed).
Certification as complying with a standard set by non-governmental organizations, applied for by institutions, programs, and facilities on a voluntary basis.
Education and training in PUBLIC HEALTH for the practice of the profession.
Use for general articles concerning nursing education.
Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of public health.
Organizations composed of members with common interests and whose professions may be similar.
The function of directing or controlling the actions or attitudes of an individual or group with more or less willing acquiescence of the followers.
An iterative questionnaire designed to measure consensus among individual responses. In the classic Delphi approach, there is no interaction between responder and interviewer.
The recognition of professional or technical competence through registration, certification, licensure, admission to association membership, the award of a diploma or degree, etc.
Field of medicine concerned with the determination of causes, incidence, and characteristic behavior of disease outbreaks affecting human populations. It includes the interrelationships of host, agent, and environment as related to the distribution and control of disease.
Studies beyond the bachelor's degree at an institution having graduate programs for the purpose of preparing for entrance into a specific field, and obtaining a higher degree.
General agreement or collective opinion; the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned.
Those educational activities engaged in by holders of a bachelor's degree in nursing, which are primarily designed to prepare them for entrance into a specific field of nursing, and may lead to board certification or a more advanced degree.
Professionals who plan, organize and direct health education programs for the individual, groups and the community.
The expected function of a member of a particular profession.
Organizations which certify physicians and dentists as specialists in various fields of medical and dental practice.
Appraisal of one's own personal qualities or traits.
Educational programs designed to inform individuals of recent advances in their particular field of interest. They do not lead to any formal advanced standing.
Nurses professionally qualified in administration.
The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in a medical school.
The process by which the employer promotes staff performance and efficiency consistent with management goals and objectives.