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Cultural Competence: Caring for your Muslim patients

May 6, 2005
By:Dorothy L. Pennachio

Stereotypes and misunderstandings affect the care of patients from the Middle East and other parts of the Islamic world.

Resources for culturally competent care of Muslim patients

May 6, 2005
By:Dorothy L. Pennachio

This list has been compiled to be used in conjunction with our article "Caring for your Muslim patients" [May 6, 2005], part of our Cultural Competence series.

Cultural Competence: Caring for your black patients

February 4, 2005
By:Dorothy L. Pennachio

Be alert to cultural attributes, but make sure to individualize your care—black Americans are among the most diverse of ethnic groups.

The physician's guide to medical volunteering

January 23, 2009
By:Morgan Lewis Jr.

Volunteering can improve lives near and far — especially your own.

First Amendment does not exempt physicians from prohibition on sexual orientation discrimination

August 26, 2008

The Supreme Court of California held August 18 that the federal and state constitutional rights to free speech and freedom of religion do not exempt a physician from complying with the California Unruh Civil Rights Act's prohibition on sexual orientation discrimination.

Resources for culturally competent care of refugees

October 7, 2005
By:Dorothy L. Pennachio

This list has been compiled to be used in conjunction with our article "Caring for refugees" [Oct. 7, 2005], part of our Cultural Competence series.

Cultural Competence: Caring for refugees

October 7, 2005
By:Dorothy L. Pennachio

Patients who are escaping intolerable conditions in their homelands present with varied medical issues.

Resources for culturally competent care of black patients

February 4, 2005
By:Dorothy L. Pennachio

This list has been compiled to be used in conjunction with our article "Caring for your black patients," [Feb. 4, 2005] part of our Cultural Competence series.

Cultural Competence: Caring for your Filipino, Southeast Asian, and Indian patients

October 22, 2004
By:Dorothy L. Pennachio

More than half of Asian-Americans say their doctors don't understand their cultures. Sensitivity to diversity is essential to good patient care.

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