CGN’s Introduction to Cultural Humility Course offers a foundational exploration of cultural humility within the contexts of nursing, advanced practice, and global health sciences. The course supports nurses and Advanced Practice Providers in recognizing personal bias, understanding how power and privilege shape clinical encounters, and building skills to foster more equitable, respectful partnerships in all settings.
This highly interactive session combines brief didactics, facilitated discussion, case-based examples, and self-reflective activities that encourage participants to explore their own perspectives and approaches to cross-cultural care and collaboration. Participants gain practical tools to reduce power imbalances, strengthen communication across cultures, and approach global and local partnerships with humility, curiosity, and shared purpose.
This course is open to all nurses and Advanced Practice Providers, whether or not they are participating in CGN’s global programs.
Course Format
- One three-hour live virtual session
- Thirty minutes of pre-work, including short videos and guided reflective exercises
- Highly interactive, with breakout discussions, reflection prompts, and scenario-based learning
- Brief post-session reflection practice that participants may submit to CGN if desired
Who Should Enroll
- UCSF nurses from any clinical area or specialty
- Advanced Practice Providers (NPs, CNMs, CRNAs, PAs)
- Clinicians preparing to participate in CGN global programs
- Anyone interested in equity, antiracism, or culturally responsive care
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the concept of cultural humility and distinguish it from cultural competence.
- Identify ways in which power, privilege, and structural inequities influence clinical and partnership interactions.
- Reflect on personal biases and assumptions and consider their impact on communication, teamwork, and patient care.
- Apply cultural humility principles to clinical and partnership scenarios through strategies such as active listening and shared decision-making.
- Identify actionable practices to promote equitable, mutually beneficial collaborations in both local and global contexts.
Three CEs will be awarded after course completion.
Course Director
Contributing Faculty and Facilitators
CGN’s Introduction to Cultural Humility Course was designed in collaboration with leading nurses and advanced practice providers at UCSF Health and the UCSF School of Nursing.:
- David Alfon, MSN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC
- Amada Apacible, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
- Scout Hebinck, MSN, RN-C
- Jennifer Huggans-Zapeta, MSN, FNP
- Andrea Kuster, DNP, RN, FNP
- Jennifer Leos, MSN, RN, NI-BC
- Miranda Rouse, MPH
- Rebecca Silvers, DNP, CPNP-AC