Career Benefits

Practice and Administrator Roles In Health Care Settings

Graduates of the Advanced Certificate Program Utilize their Skills and Knowledge in Practice Settings to:

  • Provide culturally competent, expert care to culturally diverse patients in a variety of settings
  • Develop and manage culturally-specific action plans and programs for culturally diverse patients
  • Provide leadership and staff development aimed at enhancing cultural competence in a healthcare organization
  • Develop and implement research projects to test innovative projects for improving the quality of patient care and effectiveness through cultural competence  
  • Coordinate care of groups of culturally diverse patients, ensuring cost-effective, quality care
  • Network collaboratively with multicultural health care experts in a variety of disciplines
  • Consult with staff in solving patient problems through cultural competence
  • Integrate cultural competence throughout the healthcare organization by designing, implementing, and evaluating ongoing cultural competence education and practice initiatives
  • Promote multicultural workplace harmony and avoid multicultural conflicts among culturally diverse staff members

 

Faculty Role

Graduates of the Advanced Certificate Program Utilize their Skills and Knowledge in Academic Settings to:

  • Provide culturally competent teaching and advisement for culturally diverse students
  • Develop and manage culturally competent action plans and programs for culturally diverse student retention and academic success
  • Provide leadership and faculty development aimed at enhancing cultural competence in academia
  • Develop and implement research projects to test innovative projects for improving the quality of nursing education and effectiveness through cultural competence  
  • Coordinate education of groups of culturally diverse students, enhancing student achievement and satisfaction
  • Network collaboratively with multicultural health care experts and educators in a variety of disciplines
  • Consult with faculty in solving student problems through cultural competence
  • Integrate cultural competence throughout the curriculum by designing, implementing, and evaluating ongoing cultural competence initiatives
  • Promote multicultural workplace harmony and avoid multicultural conflicts among culturally diverse faculty, staff members, and students