Cultural Competency
5 min60s prep
IntermediateCultural Competency
The Question
You are a general practitioner and a mother comes into your office with her child who is complaining of flu-like symptoms. Upon entering the room, you ask the boy to remove his shirt and you notice a pattern of bruises on the boy's torso. You ask the mother where the bruises came from, and she tells you that they are from a procedure she performed on him known as "cao gio," which is also known as "coining." The procedure involves rubbing warm oils or gels on a person's skin with a coin or other flat metal object. The mother explains that cao gio is used to raise out bad blood, and improve circulation and healing. When you touch the boy's back with your stethoscope, he winces in pain from the bruises. You debate whether or not you should call Child Protective Services and report the mother. When should a physician step in to stop a cultural practice? Should the physician be concerned about alienating the mother and other people of her ethnicity from modern medicine?
How to approach this question
This cultural competency question tests your ability to think critically and communicate clearly.
- Consider all perspectives involved
- Structure: Beginning, Middle, End
- Use specific examples to support points
- Practice timing your response
- Address ethical implications
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The practice loop
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- Choose what to practise next
- Create realistic timing and recording conditions
- Turn broad advice into one concrete adjustment
- Keep attempts, evidence, and progress connected
- Remember to apply the adjustment in a second rep
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What you leave with
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A real first attempt
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