The United States Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Minority Health - OMH Training Program has made available online and "FREE" to providers the following program: A Family Physician's Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care granting 9 CME online cultural competency continuing medical education units.

With growing concerns about racial and ethnic disparities in health and the need for health care systems to accommodate increasingly diverse patient populations, cultural competence has become more and more a matter of national concern and attention.

Providers can take the first step to improve the quality of health care services given to diverse populations. By learning to be more aware of their own cultural beliefs and more responsive to those of their patients, providers can think in ways they might not have before. That can lead to self-awareness, and over time, changed beliefs and attitudes that will translate into better health care.

CME Information

The Cultural Competency Curriculum Modules are accredited for 9 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits that may be completed in sets of 3 credits. This educational program is offered at no cost to you.

To access this online program: www.thinkculturalhealth.org