title: Cultural differences among health professionals: a case illustration.
abstract: This study illustrates that cultural differences arise among similarly trained health professionals. Health professionals must learn to communicate sensitively with colleagues from other cultures, to respect their values, and to recognize and resolve cultural differences that affect patient care. In this shrinking, multicultural world, health professionals cannot afford the comfortable illusion that all similarly trained practitioners share the same values about the care of patients and professional conduct.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Supik
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Hazuda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D028781:Ethical Relativism; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007630:Kenya; D008493:Medical Missions; D026706:Paternalism; D010358:Patient Participation; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012106:Research; D012945:Social Values; D018454:Spouses; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D026712:Value of Life