Overcoming the language barrier: a novel curriculum for training medical students as volunteer medical interpreters

Overcoming the language barrier: a novel curriculum for training medical students as volunteer medical interpreters

Abstract Background Over 41 million people in the United States speak Spanish as their primary language, of which 16 million have limited English proficiency (LEP). It is well-established that language barriers contribute to health disparities and that the use of ad-hoc interpretation by untrained f...

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Main Authors: Erik S Carlson, Tatiana M Barriga, Dale Lobo, Guadalupe Garcia, Dayana Sanchez, Matthew Fitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Subjects:
Undergraduate Medical Education
Medical Student
Medical Spanish
Interpreter
Volunteer
Charitable clinic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-03081-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-03081-0

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