Cross-Cultural Healthcare Pearls

  “He’s not a Chinese. What could he possibly know about medicine – let alone about history or politics?” Like […]

  Until just days ago, when the WHO officially sanctioned the name COVID-19, today’s epidemic was best known as the

  Of course you are. Like most readers of this blog, in your heart you feel informed, concerned, and compassionate.

  Most persons returning home from a significant cross-cultural journey go through a very unique experience termed cross-cultural reentry, reverse

  “你们为什么在非洲？”是因为我们在这里工作！Twice this month I enjoyed caring for patients from China here at CEML Hospital. It’s an understatement that they

  Even after thirty years of communist indoctrination, today’s Angolan people remain inherently spiritual. They readily assure that there is

  Angolans love to sing in harmony, with vibrant gestures and expressive smiles. Last night, when I brought my travel

  “I’m enrolling for classes and I have to take a foreign language. Which one shall I choose?” This dilemma

  Success with a long-term commitment in a new culture is highly associated with the ability to verbally communicate. People

  The Cultural Competence Continuum, drawn from the work of Arthur Kleinman, suggests that there are definable levels in individual