Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Cultural Competence of Medical Students Through Online Videos

Upon arriving to a new country, Chinese immigrants often face numerous cultural and language barriers which prevent them from accessing the health care they need. There is currently no existing structured course for teaching cultural competence at the University of British Columbia (UBC). It was out...

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Published in:Journal of immigrant and minority health 2014-04, Vol.16 (2), p.326-327
Main Authors: Zhang, Charlie, Cho, Kristy, Chu, Jackson, Yang, Jonathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Health Care
Barriers
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Canada
Censuses
China - ethnology
Chinese Americans
Chinese Canadians
Chinese medicine
Colleges & universities
Communication
Communication (Thought Transfer)
Comparative Law
Competence
Cultural competence
Cultural Competency
Cultural differences
Cultural Education
Cultural Pluralism
Curriculum
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - methods
Educational Resources
Educational services
Emergency medical care
Ethnic Groups
Geriatrics
Health care access
Humans
Immigrants
International
International & Foreign Law
Learning
Medical schools
Medical students
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mentors
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Groups
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Non English Speaking
Noncitizens
Online instruction
Online Surveys
Palliative care
Patients
Physicians
Private International Law
Problem Based Learning
Professionals
Public Health
Sociology
Students, Medical
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teaching Methods
Video Technology
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Summary:Upon arriving to a new country, Chinese immigrants often face numerous cultural and language barriers which prevent them from accessing the health care they need. There is currently no existing structured course for teaching cultural competence at the University of British Columbia (UBC). It was out of a desire to help these new immigrants that the student-led initiative Bridging the Gap was born.
ISSN:1557-1912
1557-1920
DOI:10.1007/s10903-012-9755-7