Intercultural Communication and Cultural Humility

Learning Objectives

1. Become familiar with the issues and challenges in providing care especially when the  clinician
and the patient is from different cultures and speaks  different  language s.

2.   Understand how discr imination and mistrust affect patients ’   interaction   with physicians and the
health care system.

3.   S ee the value in using   the explanatory models to  help  understand the patient s ’   perspective s   of
their  “ ill ness ”   as co mpared to the cl inic ian s ’   understanding of the  “ d isease. ”

4.   Develop a greater sense of curiosity, empathy, and resp ect for patients who are culturally
different .  Become motivated to  improve   communication skills ,  develop   cultural  humility,   and
better u nderstand   cultural competence .