Cultural Competence Mini-Series: Identity and Intersectionality

Cultural competence is essential to achieve the UCM mission of patient-centered care. The Cultural Competence Course supports the People objective of the UCM Annual Operating Plan “to build a culturally and linguistically competent organization.” Additionally, participants will enhance their skills and knowledge to work more effectively in a multicultural setting. This activity is open to employees of the University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences Division. All course graduates become Cultural Competence Advocates who serve as resources in meetings and in their departments. Advocates also have an opportunity to become Cultural Competence Trainers. Cultural Competence Trainers partner with Diversity, Inclusion & Equity to deliver training in their department. This session is part of a series sponsored by the Urban Health Initiative Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. Learn more here! This session will focus on Kimberlé Crenshaw’s Theory of Intersectionality. Participants will apply critical thinking and cross-cultural communication skills using case studies.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Describe Kimberlé Crenshaw’s Theory of Intersectionality;
• Discuss how to apply critical thinking and cross-cultural communication skills using case studies;
• Identify effective resolutions to conflicts of values and interests.