Many of you reading and using this book will go on to careers in management, become teachers, or work in a health care–related field.

Having read this chapter, be mindful that theories of management, learning styles, and patient–provider care vary considerably across cultures. And while the theories of management, learning, and providing health care that you learned in college are certainly valid, they may not—

in fact, probably do not—apply across cultures. So when you manage, teach, or care for persons of different cultures, keep in mind how to selectively apply what you have learned, and be open to adjusting your style.