J Natl Med Assoc
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Empowering students with cultural competence knowledge: randomized controlled trial of a cultural competence curriculum for third-year medical students.
Formal training in cultural competence for health care providers has become vital as the US population continues to become increasingly culturally diverse. However, a low percentage of medical schools offer formal training in this area, and there is a lack of curriculum evaluation reported in the literature. ⋯ Third-year medical students in the intervention group were significantly empowered with cultural competence knowledge when compared to the control group.