Cultural Competency, Recruitment & Retention of Underrepresented Minorities in Healthcare

Cultural Competency, Recruitment & Retention of Underrepresented Minorities in Healthcare is organized by Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS).

Description:
In this presentation, the presenter will discuss the need for cultural competency in health care to deliver effective, quality care to patients with diverse beliefs, values, behaviors, and disabilities. This will include reviewing social determinants of health and how providers can help reduce national healthcare disparities. In addition, there will be a discussion on the importance of recruiting and retaining underrepresented minorities in healthcare.

Learning Objectives:
• Articulate that cultural competency is a necessary tool in taking care of diverse patients in today’s healthcare setting.
• Recognize that gaining greater insights into cultural barriers and differences can enhance patients’ trust and compliance, thus improving provider/patient relationships.
• Demonstrate that a culturally competent healthcare system can help improve health outcomes and quality of care and consequently contribute to eliminating health disparities plaguing some communities and diverse racial groups.
• Explain that a qualified, talented, competent, and diverse healthcare workforce is now imperative in the aftermath of COVID-19, which devastated many segments of poor communities with workforce shortages.
• Specify that fostering the recruitment, retention, and graduation of capable individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in medicine and other health professions is important in improving overall national healthcare issues and health outcomes.

This program will expire and must be completed by 01/05/27.