The majority of my practice is cultural diverse. How can I help the student become competent in dealing with different cultures?
This is not easy nor do the faculty expect the student to be “competent” by the end of one rotation with you. Ways that you can help the student though is to allow the student to spend a little extra time with some of those patients that are of a different culture. You may want to pose some questions to the student that they can discuss with the patient to understand their culture. It is always appropriate to refer the student to the literature to read about a particular culture and their customs. The more cultures that the student can be exposed to promotes learning.
