Assignment
Rices (2007) article A post-modern cultural competency framework for public administration and public service delivery is an example of an academic essay. It illustrates many of the conventions of academic writing that will be expected of you as writers in the MPA program. Read the article in its entirety, and write a 3-4 page essay based on the article and the case study scenario described below:
The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) is a public healthcare system comprised of a network of public hospitals, neighborhood and health centers, nursing homes and home care in New York City. John, a transgender man, arrived to his scheduled routine doctor appointment at Hospital MPA. When the doctor entered the room for the routine visit and realized John was transgender, the doctor immediately referred John to the psychiatric department of the hospital. New York City estimates about 75% of LGBT patients delay routine doctor visits and compromise preventative care due to their fear of discrimination and rejection from healthcare providers.
Write your essay addressing the following points:
1. Suppose you are a top-level administrator at Hospital MPA. Describe how Rices definition of cultural competency is relevant to this specific scenario.
2. What are at least two actions mentioned in Rices article you would implement that would improve cultural competency at your hospital?
3. Be sure to cite and discuss passages from the article to support your course of action, and defend how implementation would strengthen cultural competency.
4. Conclude by justifying whether you, as a top-level administrator, should dedicate hospital time and resources to cultural competency.
Format
The essay should:
? Begin with a purpose statement (see attachment for a sample purpose statement),
? be double-spaced,
? include a title page and a reference section in APA format,
? use Times New Roman font size 12, one-inch margins,
? include in-text citations that follow the guidelines in the APA Research Style handout. If
additional APA citation information is needed, please refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association or owl.English.Purdue.edu.
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