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- Medical schools must teach communication skills and cultural competence to meet LCME standards, especially given the increasing Spanish-speaking population in the U.S.* -
- Language plays a vital role in diagnosing patients, making it essential for future physicians to be linguistically prepared.* -
- The authors propose strategies for incorporating linguistic education, including dedicated medical Spanish courses and partnerships with medical interpreters to enhance global linguistic competencies in medical training.*
Article Abstract
In accordance with Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) curriculum content standards, medical schools are expected to teach physician communication skills and cultural competence. Given the sustained U.S. Spanish-speaking population growth, importance of language in diagnosis, and benefits of patient-physician language concordance, addressing LCME standards equitably should involve linguistic preparedness education. The authors present strategies for implementation of linguistic preparedness education in medical schools by discussing (1) examples of institutional approaches to dedicated medical Spanish courses that meet best practice guidelines and (2) a partnership model with medical interpreters to implement integrated global linguistic competencies in undergraduate medical curricula.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6615346 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/heq.2019.0029 | DOI Listing |
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