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ReviewProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2024

Navigating linguistic barriers: a case for and against medical Spanish certification for medical students in border states.

Sulaiman Karim, Sebastian Hernandez, J Alberto Hernandez

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Review in Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Sulaiman KarimDepartment of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9400-2952
Sebastian HernandezDepartment of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
J Alberto HernandezDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Limited English proficiency poses a significant barrier to health care, particularly in US border states, exacerbated by a nationwide shortage of interpreters. This growing disparity in language-concordant care underscores the need for solutions like integrating Medical Spanish Certification (MSC) into medical school curricula, a topic of considerable debate. Various arguments exist for and against including MSC in medical education, especially considering the increasing Hispanic/Latino patient population. This paper aims to present a balanced perspective on officially including MSC in medical school curricula. After discussing the various arguments, the authors suggest a balanced approach that addresses the challenges while leveraging the potential benefits of MSC in medical education.

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DisparitiesHispanic healthlanguage concordancelimited English proficiencymedical Spanishundergraduate medical education

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PMID38910800
PMCPMC11188791

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