Globemed Reflection Paper

I am a Brazilian black male with military experience and diplomatic knowledge who grew up in a low-income household in a developing country. In addition, I have traveled to about 35 countries and am acquainted with people from different socioeconomic backgrounds, religions, ethnic groups and nationalities. These characteristics and experiences allow me to see the world from perspectives that are unusual for most people. Besides being open-minded and non- judgemental toward all my future patients, I personally understand the difficulties faced by people of color, immigrants and individuals from low-income families. In sum, my background and my cultural literacy will allow me to be a sensitive and culturally aware patient-centered care.

A reformation of the achievement levels of African-Americans starts through the investment of high achieving mentors, families, and friends. It begins with African-Americans straying away from statistical choices, such as placing improper value on education, community involvement, and health. The overcoming of such adversities involved with being an African-American woman has propelled my career goals. By striving to become a pharmacist and non-profit leader I am showing that the accomplishments of African-American women in health and leadership are not abnormal. One of the major causes of minority health disparities is the lack of minority health providers. As a healthcare provider, I will be better able to promote wellness in minority populations.

Minority care quality in California is rapidly declining because of the shortage of minority physicians in practice. One might wonder why such a problem exists, but differences in cultural and ethnic identities between doctors and patients alter the quality of care because of preexisting stereotypes, health disparities, and linguistic gaps. Minorities in California consist of those other than non-Hispanic whites, and with their growing presence, they are becoming further underrepresented in the medical field. The foundation of this problem is the declining number of minority students attending medical school and the lack of diversity in medical school faculty. With a greater ethnic diversity in the medical field, comes a better quality of

Heritage Valley Medical Center has been known for it’s stellar reputation of providing excellent care to residents of the surrounding community. In recent years, it has had a changing demographic, and occupancy rates have decreased to 40%. This is due to the relocation of more affluent private-pay patients from the city to the suburbs. The center has developed alliances to increase Medicare referrals and indigent patients, with the hope of increasing additional Medicaid revenue. Although the minority population has increased from 10% to 40%, the staff demographics did not change. There is still a disproportionately low number of minorities employed by the facility, and an even lower number of minorities in management

My experience interacting with minorities and medically underserved individuals has taught me cultural competence by gradually learning the capacity to understand other people’s experiences and sufferings in a way I never had before. By working in family and free health clinics, and volunteering as an EMT and a hospice aide, I have personally seen some of the health disparities found in our world. I have witnessed how a lack of insurance, monetary income, or health education affects one’s decision to attain primary health care. Furthermore, my experiences with emergency medicine teams serving culturally diverse communities have helped me to be able to see how healthcare professionals handle crises while not losing the ability to think logically and rationally when striving to treat people’s illnesses, instead of focusing on their

Cultural competency training has been identified as an effective method to reduce racial disparities in medical care for minority groups (Institute of Medicine, 2002). Several states have proposed and, in some instances, passed legislation regarding cultural competency training for healthcare professionals (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, n.d.). New Jersey was the first state to successfully enact legislation in 2005, requiring medical colleges

In this article the Author talks about how girls are often too embarrassed to even ask their moms for clean cloths and end up getting serious infections because of it. () She even mentions a case that led “to a 13-year-old having to undergo surgery to remove her uterus.” () In an interview author Chris Bobel talks about the need for menstrual activism and the negative way we (women and men) as a society are accustomed to talking about periods. She addresses the fact that girls are trained to hate their periods before they even have one, and men and women alike are conditioned to make jokes about raging PMS. In fact, sometimes it seems the only "OK" way to talk about periods is by making PMS jokes or going on and on about how horrible and painful periods

The United States of America is a global village, a melting pot of various different ethnic and cultural beliefs. We are a land of many colors, traditions, and histories. With this diversity comes many challenges. As a healthcare provider this creates some challenges when working and caring for individuals who may not have the same skin color, language, health practices beliefs and values as our own (Pearson, E., 2011).

Description: Tufts held a month-long program where I engaged in problem based learning classes, medical student mentorship, various shadowing events and a disparities project. As part of the Tufts’ Winter Enrichment program, I was able to shadow at a free clinic. The clinic is open once a week to the public. I engaged with newly immigrated, uninsured and homeless patients. Paired up with a resident and attending, I observed key traits needed to support an especially vulnerable population. The traits I saw embodied the importance of cultural competency, communication, and empathy.

When my sister came to me yelling as loud as her voice could hold, about how she dropped out of college and abandoned her goal of pursuing a nursing degree, my heart stopped immediately. With her eyes watering and her hands shaking, I knew that she was overwhelmed with stress. At that moment, I instantly realized that my interest in the health care field needed to become a reality. It challenged me to step into a career where others assume that dreams in the nursing field for minority students is impossible. Getting up every morning as a PEOPLE scholar in the summer, feeling as if I were still in school, I was living my dream as a health care manager with an internship in the health care field. I was learning about different strategies to promote professionalism, preparing for CNA classes, and learning exactly what will be expected of me when pursuing a career in

The female body is highly misunderstood. Men as well as some women do not understand how the body fully works. This understanding however, allows for individuals to fully empathize for the functions that their body undergoes. When an individual is put in a position where they do not understand something fully, they usually result to judgment first. By looking at Aretxaga’s work we can see, when one scrutinizes menstruation, they are not only judging the process but they are also being passive towards the entire female sector. Not only do those who do not fully understand the idea of menstruation belittle females, but so does the government when they placed a tampon tax on sanitary necessities. It is upsetting to hear the attempt to validate

I'm open to do new things, such as radical activities despite don't have experience with. I already have experience with swimming, I had swimming lessons for some years and I know how to swim in all modalities and I’m ready to teach it in Camp, if necessary. I also have great experience with running, dodge ball, handball, arts and crafts, I can play the guitar and sing as well. In Globe Trottrer training I’ve learned about how to bring my gifts through group cooperation for everyone can have a good time with

Fairfax Metropolitan Hospital is a moderately sized teaching hospital committed to quality care from a qualified staff. The hospital currently suffers from a lack of diversity among its staff, however—a glaring fault in nearly every unit at the hospital and one pointed out by several accrediting agencies. The hospital now seeks to develop a more diversified staff, which they define as one representing the racial/ethnic diversity of their community. In addition to diversifying, there is an urgent need to modernize

Through this semester’s readings, we learned that 70 percent of girls and women think it is time to change the way society talks about menstruation. The 14 students in this semester’s Women’s Leadership and Social Change class are part of that 70 percent. This is clear, for when the class was split into the two groups and has to develop an activist project, both chose to focus on the need of destigmatizing menstruation. While one group chose to gear its project toward homeless menstruating persons in the local area, the other group aimed to “increase awareness in the campus environment of the stigma against menstruation and the inequalities women face in connection with menstruation,” as stated in the project’s handbook. From all the possible topics around which the two groups could have built their project, menstruation was the selected topic. This is quite telling of how much the class, as a group of women leaders, felt how important it was to address the stigmas surrounding menstruation. Combining the two projects into one, the the idea of Period Perspectives was created. The capstone project and how it came to be is a prime example of how bringing together different ideas, identities, experiences and backgrounds can make for a more powerful outcome, and the success of Period Perspectives was seen not only by its members, but also by the student body.

It was my third year in college when I realized I wanted to be a primary care practitioner after volunteering in a student run clinic that provided health services to the underserved Latino