Cultural Competency:
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Role of Cultural Competency in Medical Anthropology:
The roles of both applied medical anthropologists and critical medical anthropologists(despite some of their differences) consider cultural competency in their work. Both fields of study seek to improve the lives of those with different cultural assumptions. Critical medical anthropologists mainly seek to improve the lives of those oppressed by specific conditions within our own society and culture while applied medical anthropologists work mainly in the US healthcare systems to improve interventions and communication between medical personnel and patients.
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