Reflection of Cultural Competence Transformation
There are many factors outside the traditional healthcare setting when it comes to health. These social determinants often cause many of our patients to have negative health outcomes, often at no fault of their own. Over the last 9 months, I am happy to say the clinic I have done my clinical hours in have been eye-opening and have evolved my own cultural competence as well as my emotional intelligence. I was able to meet many Afghanistan refugees and their families as well as learn more about their culture and ways of thinking. It is extremely important nowadays to fully embrace each patient as a unique entity and care for them while considering their own cultural aspects, even if it is not our own way of thinking. Unplagiarize and add 3 more sentences and 1 citation.