Current Work
A Visiting Professor in Anthropology
at California State University, Long Beach, Jean teaches medical
anthropology and conducts research on the use of interpreters in
clinical settings and the quality of cultural responsiveness training
in American medical schools. Through her consulting business, "Cultures
in the Clinic," she advises health care organizations, lectures,
and conducts workshops for health care professionals.
Work Relevant to Hablamos Juntos
From 1993-2000 she was the Director
of Cultural Competence for Kaiser Permanente California where she
collaborated in the design of cultural competency curricula for
health care professionals and provided expert consulting in the
structuring of service delivery to special populations. She was
series editor for Kaiser Permanente's physician handbooks on delivering
culturally competent care to specific groups. She collaborated
in the design of physician training modules that included the design
and production of video vignettes showing physician/patient cross-cultural
clinic encounters.
She also consulted with the Nathan
Kline Psychiatric Institute in New York on standards for assessing
cultural responsiveness in the care of mental health patients.
She advises the White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, on
cultural and linguistic issues in Family Practice Residency training.
Email: leolady2@earthlink.net
[ BACK ]
|