Assessing Medical Students' Knowledge of the Deaf Culture and Community in Puerto Rico: A Descriptive Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective communication between health care professionals and Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D&HH) patients remains a challenge. Literature regarding health professionals' knowledge of the D&HH community and their barriers toward health care access is limited in Puerto Rico and suggests a need for research. Therefore, this descriptive study aims to evaluate future physician's knowledge about the Deaf culture and community in a student cohort at San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (SJBSM), with the objective of guiding our results toward improving our curriculum.

Methods

Medical students answered a survey to evaluate their knowledge of D&HH patients. The survey consisted of 3 parts testing awareness, exposure, and knowledge of the Deaf community. Responses from the Kno

SUBMITTER: Kung MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7871049 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature