In case anybody missed it earlier this month, amidst all the national heartache, finger-pointing, drama, and lies, the American Academy of Pediatrics decided again never to let a tragedy go to waste.Yes, the AAP announced yet another “New Initiative”. Go ahead, read the whole thing—I’ll wait. As if they hadn’t already stepped far enough outside […]

Let me start off with a definition – “Cultural Competence”. The concept of cultural competence or cultural awareness is a very important one in the field of medicine and patient care. Put simply, it involves being aware of, respectful of, and sensitive to, the culture of the population that one serves. This is an important […]