title: Educating psychiatry residents about cultural aspects of care: a qualitative study of approaches used by U.S. expert faculty.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Almost no literature compares current approaches to teaching cultural issues across U.S. psychiatry residency programs; the authors addressed this comparison.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors administered semistructured interviews of 20 instructors with substantial experience in the teaching of cultural issues in U.S. psychiatry residency programs, regarding the content, teaching techniques, institutional context, and evaluation of their curricula over time.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Approaches varied according to the local populations served and the background of the instructors, all of whom were either cross-trained in social sciences and humanities or were themselves ethnic, racial, or sexual minorities. Common themes emerged, including the use of experiential approaches, the lack of integration of cultural issues into clinical supervision or courses on other topics, and the absence of formal course evaluation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings indicate a need for integration of cultural concepts into a variety of settings throughout residency, for development of faculty who are cross-trained in social sciences and humanities, and for curriculum-evaluation strategies.
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Terry M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Dugan
authors.forename: Anne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lewis-Fernández
authors.forename: Francis G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oquendo
authors.forename: Renato D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Alarcon
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trujillo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D016730:Program Development; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D036301:Qualitative Research