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Cultural Competency
For Medica Providers
Delivering Equitable and Culturally Responsive Care Provider Toolkit
Promote equitable and healthier communities by taking a holistic approach to patient care. We believe that delivering culturally responsive care is essential, not optional. This toolkit is a resource designed to assist healthcare providers and their teams in delivering equitable and high-quality care to all of our member population.
Free Accredited Courses
Introduction to Health Equity and Cultural Competence:
Earn up to 9 FREE CMEs/CEUs through the US Department of Health & Human Services e-learning program tailored your professional development as physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. This program focus on understanding cultural competence and its importance in healthcare. The topics covered include an overview of the CLAS standards and their role in promoting culturally responsive care.
Example courses:
Register to receive your FREE trainings and credits here.
Assessing Cultural Competence:
Earn CME credits at no cost to elevate your clinical practice and promote health equity with Stanford’s Unconscious Bias in Medicine virtual course. This free, accredited course offers invaluable insights into recognizing and mitigating bias in your daily interactions with patients, colleagues, and team members.
Register to receive your FREE training and credits here.
Additional Resources
Addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Identifying and addressing the social needs of health plan members can be a challenge without the proper tools and resources. Strengthen your knowledge base on SDOH through the American Heart Association’s virtual webinar and transform your approach to patient care.
Register to participate in the FREE webinar here.
Supporting your patients experiencing social barriers to their care can optimize our collective ability to effectively advance health equity. We acknowledge without establish internal referral systems and care coordination process can impact your ability to support your patients beyond the clinic. We encourage providers seeking to address patients social needs to explore Resourceful, a free, virtual database of local community resources and services. Resourceful can be utilized by healthcare providers and their patients and is accessible to serve individuals in any zip code.