Constance J Shriner1, Daniel P Hickey. 1. College of Medicine, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA. constance.shriner@utoledo.edu
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Academic health centers must develop strategies to prepare health care providers to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population. METHODS: We designed a curriculum module, including didactic presentation and a standardized patient experience, to teach and evaluate the knowledge and skills necessary for third-year family medicine clerks to effectively communicate with non-English-speaking patients when using interpreters in clinical settings. RESULTS: Analyses indicated improvement both in students' knowledge and skills following participation in the curriculum module. CONCLUSIONS: The instructional intervention was successful in improving students' effective use of interpreters in a simulated clinical setting.
BACKGROUND: Academic health centers must develop strategies to prepare health care providers to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population. METHODS: We designed a curriculum module, including didactic presentation and a standardized patient experience, to teach and evaluate the knowledge and skills necessary for third-year family medicine clerks to effectively communicate with non-English-speaking patients when using interpreters in clinical settings. RESULTS: Analyses indicated improvement both in students' knowledge and skills following participation in the curriculum module. CONCLUSIONS: The instructional intervention was successful in improving students' effective use of interpreters in a simulated clinical setting.
Authors: Leena Yin; Fiona Ng; Mateo Rutherford-Rojas; Mia Williams; Susannah Cornes; Alicia Fernandez; Maria E Garcia; Elaine C Khoong Journal: JMIR Med Educ Date: 2022-08-11