Medical students' perceptions of their teachers' and their own cultural competency: implications for education.

Background: Enhancing the cultural competency of students is emerging as a key issue in medical education; however, students may perceive that they are more able to function within cross-cultural situations than their teachers, reducing the effectiveness of cultural competency educational efforts.

Objective: The purpose of our study was to compare medical students' perceptions of their residents, attendings, and their own cultural competency.

Design: Cross-sectional study.