When “Other” is the Patient’s Language
We, as current and future health care providers, should actively participate in providing our patients with proper support and access to an interpreter.
Tag: medical interpreters
Contributing Writer
UC Riverside School of Medicine
Medical Interpretation and the Art of Communication
If a provider cannot understand their patient, they are unable to treat them. Likewise, if a patient cannot understand their provider, how can they possibly adhere to their medical advice? “Getting by” is not enough; patients are entitled to someone who speaks their language, no matter how rare.
Contributing Writer
UC Riverside School of Medicine
Kevin Ha is a third year medical student at UC Riverside School of Medicine.