Research article summary (published 29 Apr 2008):

Developing a blueprint for cultural competence education at Penn.

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This article describes the structure, process, and outcomes of developing a blueprint for integration of cultural competence education into the curriculum at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing. The overarching framework of Kotter (1995) on leading change and organizational transformation was used as a guide for evaluation of faculty efforts. Within the setting of a research-intensive university, the process consisted of implementing a series of action steps which included appointment of a Director of Diversity Affairs, selection of a Master Teachers Taskforce on Cultural Diversity as catalysts for change; conduction of intensive faculty development programs, dissemination of information about cultural competence education, and use of innovative teaching approaches and student participation in curriculum activities. In addition, a Blueprint for Integration of Cultural Competence in the Curriculum (BICCC) was developed and used as the instrument for faculty surveys for 2 consecutive academic years. Faculty survey findings showed a substantial increase in the number of courses integrating cultural competence content in the programs of study. Successful outcomes of the Penn initiative were due to administrative and faculty support, utilization of a Director of Diversity Affairs, innovative work of the Master Teachers Taskforce on Cultural Diversity, faculty development initiatives, and development of the BICCC as a guiding framework for identifying areas of needed curricular change.

Author information

Author/s: Watts, Rosalyn J (RJ); Cuellar, Norma G (NG); O'Sullivan, Ann L (AL);

Affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. rwatts(-atsign-)nursing.upenn.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (J Prof Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2008 May-Jun; vol 24 (issue 3) : pp 136-42

Dates: Created 2008/05/27; Completed 2008/08/13;

PMID: 18504026, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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Attitude of Health Personnel Benchmarking Cultural Competency - education; organization & administration Cultural Diversity Curriculum Diffusion of Innovation Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - organization & administration Faculty, Nursing - organization & administration Guidelines as Topic Humans Information Dissemination Models, Educational

Models, Nursing Needs Assessment - organization & administration Nurse's Role Nursing Education Research Organizational Innovation Organizational Objectives Pennsylvania Philosophy, Nursing Professional Staff Committees - organization & administration Program Development - methods Program Evaluation Transcultural Nursing - education; organization & administration

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