Turning cross-cultural medical education on its head: Learning about ourselves and developing respectful curiosity

Cross-cultural education is often understood to mean acquiring cultural knowledge about different cultural groups in order to serve people from diverse groups equitably. However, this article argues that to work effectively in cross-cultural situations, we need to learn about our own culture and dev...

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Main Author: Aarti Bansal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016-05-01
Series:Family Medicine and Community Health
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Online Access:http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cscript/fmch/2016/00000004/00000002/art00007