Cultural Competence and Humility

Ramiro Rodriguez; Amit G Pandya

doi:10.1016/j.det.2022.10.004

Cultural Competence and Humility

Dermatol Clin. 2023 Apr;41(2):279-283. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2022.10.004. Epub 2023 Feb 1.

Authors

Ramiro Rodriguez¹, Amit G Pandya²

Affiliations

¹ The Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1401 E 8th Street, Weslaco, TX 78596, USA; The Department of Dermatology, The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA. Electronic address: ramiro.a.rodriguezt@gmail.com.
² The Department of Dermatology, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group, 401 Old San Francisco Road, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA; The Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.

PMID: 36933916
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2022.10.004

Abstract

The increasing diversification of the United States has led to more racially and ethnically discordant visits between health care providers and patients; this is especially true in dermatology due to the lack of diversity in the field. Diversifying the health care workforce has been shown to reduce health care disparities and is an ongoing goal of dermatology. Improving cultural competence and humility among physicians is an important part of addressing health care inequities. This article reviews cultural competence, cultural humility, and practices dermatologists can incorporate to address this challenge.

Keywords: Competence; Cultural; Diversity; Humility; Inclusion; Skin of color.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cultural Competency*
Cultural Diversity*
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
United States