Training Medical Students To Communicate with a Linguistic Minority Group

Describes a University of Ottawa program involving a French-language stream to train future physicians for the francophone minority population of Ontario. Francophone students conduct interviews in French in a communication skills laboratory while being observed by clinicians trained in observation...

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Published inAcademic medicine Vol. 78; no. 6; p. 599
Main Authors Drouin, Jeanne, Rivet, Christine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2003
Subjects
Communication
Cultural Pluralism
Curriculum
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - organization & administration
Foreign Countries
French
French Canadians
Health Planning - methods
Health Services Accessibility
Higher Education
Humans
Language Minorities
Medical Education
Multilingualism
Ontario
Physician Patient Relationship
Physician-Patient Relations
Program Descriptions
Program Evaluation
Quality of Health Care
Second Language Learning
Teaching - methods
University of Ottawa (Canada)
Canada
Ontario
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Summary:Describes a University of Ottawa program involving a French-language stream to train future physicians for the francophone minority population of Ontario. Francophone students conduct interviews in French in a communication skills laboratory while being observed by clinicians trained in observation and feedback techniques. Simulated patients play specific roles and give feedback to students. (EV)
ISSN:1040-2446
DOI:10.1097/00001888-200306000-00009