Promoting physician-patient language concordance in undergraduate medical education: a peer assisted learning approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Verbal communication plays an important role in the patient-physician relationship. Research shows that language concordance, when a healthcare professional communicates fluently in the patient's preferred language, contributes to patient satisfaction and improves healthcare outcomes. Yet, many medical schools worldwide, including most institutions in the Arab world, use English as the language of instruction. As a result, students lack confidence and feel unprepared to communicate effectively with the local population. This manuscript describes the development, implementation and early perceptions of an Arabic language program for medical students in the United Arab Emirates.

Methods

In 2020, the learning communities at Khalifa University College of Medicine and

SUBMITTER: Ismaiel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9807417 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature