Teaching physicians cultural competency concepts and skills that will help them overcome the challenge of caring for patients from many cultures and lead to improved patient-physician communication.
A physician discusses potential factors underlying disparities in health care and health outcomes and advocates for standards to improve cultural competence, improve health literacy, and reduce disparities.
The Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs reports how the AMA's Code of Medical Ethics has evolved over the years to provide two opinions that address which patients physicians have the right to choose to serve and when physicians can terminate a therapeutic relationship.