Exploring Tertiary Health Science Student Willingness or Resistance to Cultural Competency and Safety Pedagogy

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ID15469804
AutoresSowbhagya Micheal (0000-0002-5351-2697, Western Sydney University, autor de correspondencia), Anita Eseosa Ogbeide (0000-0003-4650-0134, Western Sydney University), Amit Arora (0000-0002-1665-5568, Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals), Stewart Alford (0000-0001-9259-3058, Western Sydney University), Rubab Firdaus (0000-0003-4139-9946, Western Sydney University), David Lim (0000-0002-2837-0973, Western Sydney University), Tinashe Dune (0000-0001-5758-7525, Western Sydney University)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número17
Páginas9184-9184
Fecha de publicación2021-08-31
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18179184
PMID34501772
OpenAlexW3198831959
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas46

There is an increasing body of literature that considers the relevance and experiences of cultural competency and safety training in health professional students. However, less is written about Australian tertiary learners' experiences of engaging with cultural competency training. The aim of this study is to explore tertiary students' willingness or resistance to cultural competency and safety pedagogy. Qualitative student feedback to a teaching unit was collected and triangulated with data from focus groups with tutors. Results were thematically analyzed. Willingness and resistance to cultural competency and safety teaching emerged as two key themes. Willingness to engage with the unit was largely due to student interest in the content, teaching environment and relevance of cultural competency to students' future practice. Resistance was linked to the students feeling personally attacked, or culturally confronted, with tutors noting the topics around sexuality and white privilege being more resisted. Acknowledging reasons for student resistance and developing strategies to reduce resistance can facilitate more student engagement with cultural competency topics, ultimately leading to their future provision of culturally competent healthcare

Cultural competence · Environmental health · Medical education · Occupational safety and health · Pedagogy · Poison control · Resistance (ecology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Global Health Workforce Issues · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology