Cultural competence

Cultural competence
Term	Cultural competence
Short definition	cultural competence - (pronounced) (KUL-cher-ul KOM-peh-ten-see) The ability to understand, interact and work well with people from different cultures. In medicine, one goal of cultural competence is to ensure that the quality of healthcare is consistent across cultures
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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cultural competence - (pronounced) (KUL-cher-ul KOM-peh-ten-see) The ability to understand, interact and work well with people from different cultures. In medicine, one goal of cultural competence is to ensure that the quality of healthcare is consistent across cultures

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• Medical encyclopedia article on Cultural competence
• Wikipedia's article - Cultural competence

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