Intercultural–Global Competencies for the 21st Century and Beyond
Authors: Esterhuizen Philip , Kirkpatrick Mary K. 
Published: May 2015

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Objectives

Identify 21st-century intercultural–global competencies and their significance needed to become a successful global citizen.

Differentiate between various models, measures, and assessments to facilitate reporting and evaluating outcomes of intercultural–global interactions and exchanges.

Disclosure Statement
Neither the planners nor the authors have any conflicts of interest to disclose.

Increased diversity exists in Anglo-Saxon countries, such as Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By 2050, no single ethnic group is expected to be in a majority in the United States. Health care reform points to an urgent need for health care professionals, such as nursing, medicine, allied health, nutrition, and other interdisciplinary health care team members, to serve a multi-ethnic population by developing intercultural–global and 21st-century competencies. Nurse educators must acknowledge the need to familiarize themselves and integrate these competencies into university and continuing education programs by evaluating and reporting outcomes. All nurses can be expected to have these competencies as global citizens through local, intercultural, and global interactions and exchanges.

J Contin Educ Nurs.
2015;46(5):209–214.