Cultural Intelligence in the Clinical Setting: Bridging Disciplinary Silos, Fostering Psychological Safety, and Enhancing Clinical Governance
Moving beyond traditional cultural competence checklists, this article demonstrates how the four-factor Cultural Intelligence (CQ) framework—Drive, Knowledge, Strategy, and Action—bridges disciplinary silos between medical and surgical teams, flattens rigid clinical hierarchies, and fosters the psychological safety essential for robust clinical governance and high-reliability patient care.
YOUSRI MOHAMEDAHMED · Emergency Medicine · 8/23/2026