Why Culturally Competent Care?
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With the increasing diversity of the United States' population, physicians are more and more likely to encounter situations that require the delivery of culturally competent care, access to a vast array of language services, and supportive health care organizations.
Register today to start earning up to 9 free CME credits (Physicians and Physician Assistants) or 9 contact hours (Nurse Practitioners), while exploring engaging cases and learning about cultural competency in health care.
A Physician's Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care meets the requirements set for by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners. Information regarding the Statute, Regulation and Frequently Asked Questions can be found
here. 
You may earn up to nine AMA/PRA Category 1 Credits™ by completing the DHHS OMH curriculum.
Below you may view case highlights from this Web site:
Case Highlights
She is dismayed to overhear a staff member say,
"There should be a law that everyone speaks English in this country!"
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Cultural
Fact
Within 50 years, nearly half of the nation's population will be from cultures
other than White, non-Hispanic, increasing needs to provide medical services
to patients of diverse cultures or languages.
Why Use This Website?
Cultural and language differences may engender misunderstanding, lack
of compliance, or other factors that negatively influence clinical situations.
Participants in this website will learn how staff members should be trained
and educated in cultural competency.
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A Physician's Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care Web site offers CME/CE credit and equips health care professionals with awareness, knowledge, and skills to better treat the increasingly diverse U.S. population they serve.
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