Cultural Competency

Preferred Label : Cultural Competency;

NCIt synonyms : Cultural Competence;

NCIt definition : The ability to understand, appreciate, and interact with persons from cultures other than one's own.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: The ability to understand, interact, and work well with people of different cultures. In medicine, one goal of cultural competency is to help make sure that the quality of the healthcare is equal among different cultural groups.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000635466;

Details

Origin ID

C94474;

UMLS CUI

C1955950;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- cultural competency [Q-code]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- cultural competence [MeSH concept]
- cultural competency [MeSH Descriptor]
- cultural competency [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Idea or Concept [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- cultural competency [MeSH Descriptor]
- cultural competency [MeSH concept]

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