Our nation is experiencing increasing diversification of its population, a trend that provides both opportunities and challenges for health care providers, health care systems and policy makers to deliver “culturally competent” care. Shore Regional Health will offer a free program, Cultural Competence, May 7, 1-3 p.m. in the Shore Medical Center at Easton Board Room. It is open to all SRH team members.
The course will be conducted by Matthew Peters, executive director of the Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center. Dr. Lorelly Solano, coordinator of the Talbot Language and Cultural Competence Project, will also participate.
The learning objectives of this training are:
- To define the concept of cultural competence
- To establish a clear and shared understanding of the concepts of diversity and culture
- To create an awareness of the impact of culture utilizing individual and organizational self-assessments
- To develop an understanding of the dynamics of difference that emerges in cross cultural encounters
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Dr. Lorelly Solano, director, Talbot Language and Cultural Competence Project To understand effective cross-cultural communication
Please register in advance for the course by contacting Michelle Emrick, memrick@umm.edu or ext. 5451