Exploring the implicit meanings of ‘cultural diversity’: a critical conceptual analysis of commonly used approaches in medical education

Abstract Existing approaches to cultural diversity in medical education may be implicitly based on different conceptualisations of culture. Research has demonstrated that such interpretations matter to practices and people concerned. We therefore sought to identify the different conceptualisations e...

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