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Available Online: ASCO Cultural Competency Studies

The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry’s (ASCO) Diversity and Cultural Competency Committee (DCCC) have announced their Case Studies in Cultural Competency is available online.

>>The Case Studies in Cultural Competency can be found HERE>>

For those wanting to incorporate cultural competency into their teaching or clinical efforts, this tool is downloadable and contains the seven winning and best case studies from two years of entries to the ASCO Cultural Case Study Competition for Students and Residents.

Each case study describes patient-based encounters in detail and how cultural competency played a role. The studies offer details regarding patient-centered attitude, knowledge and skills as well as the dilemma or circumstance pertaining to cultural awareness/competency and how the situation was handled, and what was learned from it. A “case discussion questions” section is also included in the document.

“The case studies will no doubt generate important conversations among faculty and students,” says Larry J. Davis, OD, dean of the University of Missouri at St. Louis College of Optometry and chair of the DCCC. “Ultimately, the committee looks forward to learning how the studies are incorporated into the teaching and learning experiences at the schools and colleges of optometry.”

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