About this Research Topic
Patient outcomes in healthcare is a topic that is coming to the forefront in a world that is increasingly becoming more diverse, as there is an increase in migration across the world, whether it be by choice or by necessity. This means that healthcare professionals throughout different healthcare domains must not only be aware of different cultural healthcare practices, but there also should be consideration at a systemic level to meet the needs of a diverse population. This is especially important as research shows better health outcomes if a provider is from a similar racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic background.
For this Research Topic, we invite research from an international perspective regarding how different educational programs could, or are, addressing the healthcare needs of diverse populations in the present or how they might meet the needs in the future.
This can be a learning opportunity for researchers to share ideas on how different educational programs deal with the demands of expanding cultural integration. Although there might be a consensus what is considered best practice, that best practice might not meet the needs of cultural communities at large.
It is imperative that each educational body prepare for the future to meet the needs of diverse populations in different countries. One method to make change in education is how professional licensing bodies can diversify the healthcare pool by increasing the diversity of student population so that it expands healthcare to be more sensitive and inclusive to cultural healthcare needs. For example, the American Medical Association has made a concerted effort to increase the diversity of the medical students by using a holistic admissions method. There may be different methodologies across different educational systems across the world that could help to inform researchers in different countries, as well as healthcare and educational administrators, regarding how to increase diversity in respective healthcare fields. We are interested in obtaining a wide range of healthcare fields from different universities across the world to, not only highlight the necessity of diversity in healthcare, but to also share how universities are making an attempt in increasing diversity in respective healthcare fields through graduate education.
For this Research Topic, we invite research from an international perspective regarding how different educational programs could, or are, addressing the healthcare needs of diverse populations in the present or how they might meet the needs in the future.
This can be a learning opportunity for researchers to share ideas on how different educational programs deal with the demands of expanding cultural integration. Although there might be a consensus what is considered best practice, that best practice might not meet the needs of cultural communities at large.
It is imperative that each educational body prepare for the future to meet the needs of diverse populations in different countries. One method to make change in education is how professional licensing bodies can diversify the healthcare pool by increasing the diversity of student population so that it expands healthcare to be more sensitive and inclusive to cultural healthcare needs. For example, the American Medical Association has made a concerted effort to increase the diversity of the medical students by using a holistic admissions method. There may be different methodologies across different educational systems across the world that could help to inform researchers in different countries, as well as healthcare and educational administrators, regarding how to increase diversity in respective healthcare fields. We are interested in obtaining a wide range of healthcare fields from different universities across the world to, not only highlight the necessity of diversity in healthcare, but to also share how universities are making an attempt in increasing diversity in respective healthcare fields through graduate education.
Keywords: Diversity, graduate education, cultural/linguistic, healthcare
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