A Novel Simulation to Assess Residents' Utilization of a Medical Interpreter.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Physicians must be facile in working with a medical interpreter (MI) given the large population of patients with limited English proficiency.

Methods

To facilitate residents' assessment of their ability to interact with non-English-speaking patients, we developed a simulation case involving one such patient. The case involved a 31-year-old Spanish-speaking postpartum female who presented with eclamptic seizures. The learner needed to request an MI to assist with obtaining the patient's medical history once her concerned family member (also Spanish speaking) arrived. The major critical actions included appropriate use of MI services, recognition of the risk for eclamptic seizures, proper evaluation and treatment, and appropriate disposition to an obstetrician. Th

SUBMITTER: Zdradzinski MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6975583 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature