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Physician Cultural Competency Training and Impact on Behavior: Evidence From the 2016 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.
Family Medicine 2020 September
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The number of racially and culturally diverse patients in the medical practices of US physicians is increasing. It is unclear how well culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) standards have been integrated into physician practice. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of US-based physicians who received training in cultural competency and describe their behavior.
METHODS: This survey study utilized data from a supplement of the 2016 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). The NAMCS Supplement on CLAS for Office-based Physicians (National CLAS Physician Survey) is a nationally representative survey of ambulatory physicians. We determined the proportion and characteristics of physicians who reported receiving cultural competency training in medical school or in practice.
RESULTS: The unweighted sample of 363 yielded a weighted sample of 290,109 physicians, 66.3% of whom reported that they had received cultural competence training at some point. Only 35.5% of the sample had ever heard of the CLAS standards, suggesting a low level of awareness of the standards. Further, only 18.7% reported that training in cultural competency is required for newly hired physicians who join their practice. There were no statistically significant differences between those who had been trained and those who had not in terms of self-reported consideration of race/ethnicity or culture in assessing patient needs, diagnosis, treatment and patient education (P>.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Fewer than half of practicing physicians reported receiving cultural and linguistic competency training in medical school or residency. It is possible that cultural competence training is being seamlessly integrated into medical education.
METHODS: This survey study utilized data from a supplement of the 2016 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). The NAMCS Supplement on CLAS for Office-based Physicians (National CLAS Physician Survey) is a nationally representative survey of ambulatory physicians. We determined the proportion and characteristics of physicians who reported receiving cultural competency training in medical school or in practice.
RESULTS: The unweighted sample of 363 yielded a weighted sample of 290,109 physicians, 66.3% of whom reported that they had received cultural competence training at some point. Only 35.5% of the sample had ever heard of the CLAS standards, suggesting a low level of awareness of the standards. Further, only 18.7% reported that training in cultural competency is required for newly hired physicians who join their practice. There were no statistically significant differences between those who had been trained and those who had not in terms of self-reported consideration of race/ethnicity or culture in assessing patient needs, diagnosis, treatment and patient education (P>.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Fewer than half of practicing physicians reported receiving cultural and linguistic competency training in medical school or residency. It is possible that cultural competence training is being seamlessly integrated into medical education.
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