From a reader: Re Multiculturalism And Medicine: A Deadly Combination, by Dr. Ken Dombey New Jersey recently became the first state to require physicians to take cultural competency training. Senate Bill S144 "Physicians who want to obtain a medical license or be relicensed in New Jersey must take cultural competency training under a new law intended to help reduce health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities." [From the AMA website. ]