Cultural competency courses

Learning opportunities for health care professionals

Free online courses in cultural competency have been developed with your needs in mind.

The Quality Interactions® course series  is designed to help you:

  • Bridge cultures
  • Build stronger patient relationships
  • Care more effectively for patients from ethnic and minority groups
  • Work with your patients toward  better health outcomes

Eligibility
You’re eligible for these courses – and can earn continuing medical education (CME) credits at no cost - if you:

  • Participate in our network or
  • Have submitted a claim to us

Register today for your password to get started.  


Series overview
Developed by the Manhattan Cross Cultural Group, the Quality Interactions courses let you participate in realistic clinical exchanges.

You’ll get insight into concepts and skills for delivering care that considers a patient’s cultural viewpoint and preferences.

 

Course listing and credits
Earn CME credits for completing the courses. They’re a great way for busy doctors like you to keep up with your professional development.

  • Quality Interactions® for Physicians (2.5 CME credits)
  • Quality Interactions® for New Jersey Physicians (6 CME credits)
  • Quality Interactions® for Oncologists (2.5 CME credits)
  • Refresher Course featuring Adolescent Health (1 CME credit)
  • Refresher Course featuring Congestive Heart Failure (1 CME credit)
  • Refresher Course featuring Pediatric Asthma (1 CME credit)
  • Refresher Course featuring a Geriatric Orthopedic Case (1 CME credit)

Special CME requirements
Based on information from state licensing authorities, these courses meet special CME requirements for:

  • Massachusetts, Risk Management
  • Nevada, Ethics
  • Pennsylvania, Risk Management/Patient Safety
  • Texas, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
  • New Jersey, Cultural Competency

Register today for your password.

 

Multilingual resources for you and your patients
We’ve recently updated the Clinical Resources page of the secure website to include the following patient information materials in Spanish:

  • Diabetes Patient Education Flyer
  • Medication Reminder Tip Sheet
  • Cholesterol Facts
  • Managing Cholesterol for Better Health
  • Patient Safety Tips

Feel free to download and print them for your Spanish-speaking patients.

Related links

 Learn more about plain language from the National Institutes of Health.

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