The importance of multiculturalism in medical education: a global comparison of perspectives from medical and health professions students at 21 universities
Though these participants represent a highly motivated subgroup of students, potentially limiting result generalizability, the findings emphasize that regional differences exist. Given the multifaceted nature of cultural competency, the results suggest that factors such as educational stage, age, and region may influence students' perceived competency levels.
Authors
- Jane E. Dutton
- R. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7493-2298)
- Mandeep Gill Sagoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0906-1905)
- Geoffroy Noël (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2192-7756)
- Jason Luong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8146-4862)
- Sean C. McWatt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2958-1756)
- Alexander R. Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2935-444X)
- Carol Kunzel
- Anette Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7341-7200)
- Cecilia Brassett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3621-9445)
- Rahul Goel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0515-0361)
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Family Health Center of Worcester (US)
- Royal College of Physicians (GB)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JRSM Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20542704251322244
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.40