title: Continuing professional development in sensitive cultures.
abstract: Many cultures of the world face threats to their existence due to the homogenizing effects of the global commercial pop culture. These same influences present challenges to vulnerable cultures that seek the benefits of modern medicine, while attempting to preserve their unique identities. This paper briefly reviews some of these challenges and presents one novel approach to providing continuing medical education that minimizes the potential for adverse influences on the sensitive culture.
authors.affiliation: Center for Family Medicine, 1115 East 20th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA. mark.huntington@usd.edu
authors.forename: Mark K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Huntington
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D003906:Developing Countries; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D008611:Mentors; D017145:Models, Educational; D014146:Training Support