Cultural Competency

"Cultural Competency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D054521
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.853.100.364
Concept/Terms	Cultural Competency Cultural Competency Competency, Cultural Cultural Competencies Cultural Competence Cultural Competence Competence, Cultural

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Culture [I01.880.853.100]
Cultural Competency [I01.880.853.100.364]

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Bar chart showing 32 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2007	0	1	1
2008	2	0	2
2010	0	1	1
2011	4	0	4
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	1	1	2
2016	2	4	6
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	4	4
2019	2	1	3
2020	1	1	2
2021	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1

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Sharma N, Mehta TS, Wahab RA, Patel MM. Facilitating Culturally Competent Breast Imaging Care in South Asian Patients. J Breast Imaging. 2024 Sep 11; 6(5):529-538.

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Mehta TS, Thompson J, Applegate JM, Wahab RA. Cultural Competence in the Care of LGBTQ+ Patients: A Primer for Breast/Chest Centers. J Breast Imaging. 2023 Jul 28; 5(4):473-479.

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Tjia J, Pugnaire M, Calista J, Esparza N, Valdman O, Garcia M, Yazdani M, Hale J, Terrien J, Eisdorfer E, Zolezzi-Wyndham V, Chiriboga G, Rappaport L, Puerto G, Dykhouse E, Potts S, Sifuentes AF, Stanhope S, Allison J, Duodo V, Sabin J. COmmuNity-engaged SimULation Training for Blood Pressure Control (CONSULT-BP): A study protocol. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Feb 05; 100(5):e23680.

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Dalman RL, Murphy SA, AbuRahma AF, Calligaro KD, Dalsing MC, Eagleton MJ, Hodgson KJ, McDevitt DT, Reed AB, Schanzer A, Shutze WP, Slaw KM. The Society for Vascular Surgery Executive Board response to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Taskforce Report. J Vasc Surg. 2021 03; 73(3):757-761.

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Brazier JE, Mulhern BJ, Bjorner JB, Gandek B, Rowen D, Alonso J, Vilagut G, Ware JE. Developing a New Version of the SF-6D Health State Classification System From the SF-36v2: SF-6Dv2. Med Care. 2020 06; 58(6):557-565.

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Kim M, Lee H, Kiang P, Allison J. Development and acceptability of a peer-paired, cross-cultural and cross-generational storytelling HPV intervention for Korean American college women. Health Educ Res. 2019 10 01; 34(5):483-494.

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Hersh D, Armstrong E, McAllister M, Ciccone N, Katzenellenbogen J, Coffin J, Thompson S, Hayward C, Flicker L, Woods D. General practitioners' perceptions of their communication with Australian Aboriginal patients with acquired neurogenic communication disorders. Patient Educ Couns. 2019 12; 102(12):2310-2317.

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Dolce MC, Parker JL, Savageau JA, Da Silva JD. Older Adult Patients' Experience of Care in a Dental School Clinic. J Dent Educ. 2019 Sep; 83(9):1039-1046.

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Ufere NN, Donlan J, Waldman L, Dienstag JL, Friedman LS, Corey KE, Hashemi N, Carolan P, Mullen AC, Thiim M, Bhan I, Nipp R, Greer JA, Temel JS, Chung RT, El-Jawahri A. Barriers to Use of Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning Discussions for Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 11; 17(12):2592-2599.

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Cedillo-Couvert EA, Hsu JY, Ricardo AC, Fischer MJ, Gerber BS, Horwitz EJ, Kusek JW, Lustigova E, Renteria A, Rosas SE, Saunders M, Sha D, Slaven A, Lash JP. Patient Experience with Primary Care Physician and Risk for Hospitalization in Hispanics with CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 11 07; 13(11):1659-1667.

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