title: Disability in cultural competency pharmacy education.
abstract: Improving health care providers' knowledge and ability to provide culturally competent care can limit the health disparities experienced by disadvantaged populations. As racial and ethnic cultures dominate cultural competency topics in education, alternative cultures such as disability have consistently been underrepresented. This article will make the case that persons with disabilities have a unique cultural identity, and should be addressed as an important component of cultural competency education in pharmacy schools. Examples of efforts in pharmacy education to incorporate cultural competency components are highlighted, many of which contain little or no mention of disability issues. Based on initiatives from other health professions, suggestions and considerations for the development of disability education within pharmacy curricula also are proposed.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida College of Pharmacy, PO Box 100496, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. tsmith@cop.ufl.edu
authors.forename: W Thomas
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Justin J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Olihe
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Okoro
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kimberlin
authors.forename: Folakemi T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Odedina
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D003469:Culture; D003479:Curriculum; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D013339:Students, Pharmacy