Cultural competence and equitable patient care

Each student will describe a personal experience that served to illustrate the need for healthcare providers to strive to become culturally competent. The experience does not have to stem from a health episode. First, summarize the " what, where, when, why and how", this experience has served to increase personal awareness as to the relationship between cultural competence and equitable patient care. Then expand upon the "how". For example, how might this experience be incorporated into your future encounters with patients? How might it be used to improve their care and foster provider cultural competency?