Cultural Competency Courses

The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners requires that physicians licensed in New Jersey complete 6 credits in cultural competency.  Details on educational requirements are available at: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/bme/press/cultural.htm

Free Online Cultural Competency Courses

 US Department of Health and Human Services -Office of Minority Health - A Physician's Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care meets the requirements set for by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners.  The website offers 9 free online credits in cultural competency.    https://cccm.thinkculturalhealth.org/

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine offers a series of online CME courses in Cultural Competency.    http://cme-online.med.upenn.edu/index.pl?op=show;id=452452

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - UMDNJ offers free online courses in cultural competency which meet the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners requirements.     http://ccoe.umdnj.edu/online/activities/10MS01/index.htm

Fee Based Online Cultural Competency Courses

Quality Interactions offers a cultural competency course accredited for 6.0 hours CME that meets the NJ requirement.  http://www.qualityinteractions.org