Kelly Patricia J
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
J Physician Assist Educ. 2011;22(4):38-43. doi: 10.1097/01367895-201122040-00006.
Cultural competency has become an important component of physician assistant education. How to implement the cultural competency training is still daunting to many PA educators. Theoretical frameworks of cultural competency training emphasize moving from exposure to diversity and fostering cultural awareness, to obtaining cultural knowledge and cultural skills, and then applying the knowledge and skills to actual diverse patient populations. Only by moving through the phases of the theoretical frameworks will students sincerely understand culture and the importance of cultural competency training in decreasing health care disparity.
文化能力已成为医师助理教育的一个重要组成部分。如何实施文化能力培训对许多医师助理教育工作者来说仍然是一项艰巨的任务。文化能力培训的理论框架强调，要从接触多样性和培养文化意识，到获取文化知识和文化技能，然后将这些知识和技能应用于实际的多元患者群体。只有经历理论框架的各个阶段，学生才能真正理解文化以及文化能力培训在减少医疗保健差距方面的重要性。
