Objective Discussions of the root causes of health disparities and educational inequities
often neglect to identify racism as a primary factor. Researchers must take a systems …

Background and Purpose. Cultural competence is a criterion contained in many of the
American Physical Therapy Association's (APTA) core documents. The globalization of …

Background and Purpose. Cultural competence is a criterion for a Doctor of Physical
Therapy (DPT) degree professional and reference to it is contained in many American …

Objective More rehabilitation students are engaging in short-term international experiences
to gain clinical experience with a novel population or setting. Further investigation of the …

Background Developing cultural responsiveness among physiotherapists is considered
essential to promote quality and equity in healthcare provision for our culturally diverse …

Purpose To quantify how often physical therapists from high-income countries (HIC)
travelling to low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) practise outside their scope of …

Background and Purpose. In response to the numerous calls for the physical therapy
profession to position itself as an equity and social justice-centered profession, we are …

Methods. All participants completed an Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural
Competence Among Healthcare Professionals-Student Version (IAPCC-SV©) pretest for a …

Introduction and Background: The link between cultural competence and effective physical
therapy encounters is established. Physical therapist educational programs face the …

Introduction An increasing number of Norwegian nursing students take part in exchange
programmes in African countries. Reflective journals are often used to enhance clinical …