Amy D. Hendrix-Dicken joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Sarah J. Passmore, Michael A. Baxter, and Lauren K. Conway: “McGirt v Oklahoma and What Clinicians Should Know About Present-Day Child Abuse and Legacies of Forced Migration.”
The Columbia University Community Pediatrics Program incorporates cultural competency training into its curricula by requiring residents to participate in community service programs.
Physicians should recognize that patients’ beliefs may cause them to have non-medical explanations for their illnesses and that shared explanations should be negotiated if treatment plans are to be successful.