2023 Cultural Competency Case Study Competition Winner
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2023 Cultural Competency Case Study Competition Winner
The ASCO Diversity and Cultural Competency Committee supports member institutions as they embrace the concepts of diversity and multiculturalism in optometric education and in the profession.
This year’s winner is You Annie Wang, OD, a graduate from the University of the Incarnate Word, Rosenberg School of Optometry and a resident at the Optometry Center for Vison Therapy in Austin, TX. Her case study submission titled Culturally Competence for Healthcare Professionals in the Care of LGBTQ Populations discusses some perspectives and approaches clinicians can use to improve outcomes in their practice within this community.
The initial competition was held in 2014, followed by subsequent competitions in 2015 and 2021. Entrants in each of the three competitions were asked to describe how cultural competency played a role in a patient-based encounter during their clinical education.
The goal of this fourth competition was to enhance the collection by providing an even more diverse selection of cases focused on culturally competent care (e.g., persons with intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum, LGBTQIA+, religious groups, biracial and blended families, etc.).
All case-study submissions become the property of ASCO for use in the compilation, other publications, and for educational uses such as workshops.
