Section: Module 12: Lesson 3: From Cultural Humility to Structural Competency and Social Justice | Humanism in Health and Healthcare | NextGenU.org

  • Learning Objectives:
    • Describe the limitations of "cultural humility" even insofar as it improves on the concept of "cultural competency." 
    • Analyze and describe the implications of "structural competency" for patient care.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 46 mins

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Please read the article by Jonathan Metzl and Helena Hansen. As you read, think about the ways in which the notion of "cultural humility" may be insufficient or problematic, despite addressing numerous limitations of the concept of "cultural competence," particularly where it informs a methodology of patient interaction. How does the notion of structural competency add a corrective lens to the ways in which we think about patients and culture in healthcare?

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