Internal medicine residents' perceptions of cross-cultural training. Barriers, needs, and educational recommendations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physicians increasingly face the challenge of managing clinical encounters with patients from a range of cultural backgrounds. Despite widespread interest in cross-cultural care, little is known about resident physicians' perceptions of what will best enable them to provide quality care to diverse patient populations.

Objectives

To assess medicine residents' (1) perceptions of cross-cultural care, (2) barriers to care, and (3) training experiences and recommendations.

Design, setting, and patients

Qualitative individual interviews were conducted with 26 third-year medicine residents at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston (response rate=87%). Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed.

Results

Despite significant interest in cross-cultur

SUBMITTER: Park ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1484805 | biostudies-literature | 2006 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature