Review Article

CME Article: Cross-Cultural Barriers to Health Care

Culturally sensitive health care represents a real ethical and practical need in a Western healthcare system increasingly serving a multiethnic society. This review focuses on cross-cultural barriers to health care and incongruent aspects from a cultural perspective in the provision of health care. To overcome difficulties in culturally dissimilar interactions…

Posted in: cultural sensitivity 2 culture 2 health care 5 immigrants 5

Original Article

Primary Language and Cultural Background as Factors in Resident Burnout in Medical Specialties: A Study in a Bilingual US City

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the degree of burnout among resident physicians enrolled in seven postgraduate training programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas, as it related to residents’ age, gender, marital status, number of…

Posted in: burnout 28 culture 2 Physician 8 Primary 3 resident 5
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