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Clinical cultural competency and knowledge of health disparities among pharmacy students
Olihe N Okoro1, Folakemi T Odedina, Romonia R Reams
1College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. ookoro@ufl.edu
Objective:
To evaluate the level of competency and knowledge about health disparities among third-year doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students at 2 Florida public colleges of pharmacy and to explore the demographic correlates of these variables.
Methods:
A cross-sectional survey study design was used to collect data from participants.
Results:
The students had low health-disparities knowledge and moderate skills in dealing with sociocultural issues and cross-cultural encounters. Speaking a language(s) other than English and having exposure to cultural-competency instruction were the demographic variables found to be most significantly associated with clinical cultural competency and/or knowledge of health disparities.
Conclusions:
Clinical cultural competency and health-disparities instruction may not be adequately incorporated into the pharmacy school curricula in the institutions studied. Relevant education and training are necessary to enhance cultural competency among pharmacy students.
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