Open AccessLanguage Interpreting in Undergraduate Medical Education: Developing a Framework for Educational Practice
Author(s) -
Ann Donohoe,
Wendy Maddison,
Jean Hughes,
A. M. Mahaboob Basha,
Lana Dardari,
Abraham Kayal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of learning and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2164-4063
DOI - 10.5296/ijld.v11i3.19076
Subject(s) - interpreter , action (physics) , action research , medical education , health care , psychology , pedagogy , medicine , computer science , political science , physics , quantum mechanics , law , programming language
Linguistic differences between patients and clinicians can result in ineffective and inequitable healthcare delivery. Medical students should therefore be facilitated to develop the requisite knowledge and skills to work effectively within language discordant clinical situations. This paper explores language interpreting processes in an undergraduate medical education programme. The study utilizes a constructivist paradigm incorporating an action research approach. Action Research Cycle 1 (ARC1) examines the use of interpreters during clinical examinations while Action Research Cycle 2 (ARC2) focuses on language translation technology. In Action Research Cycle 3 the data that was generated in ARC 1 and ARC 2 is reviewed in association with international literature to develop a framework for practice. This study demonstrates that language interpreting procedures should be based within a collaborative framework with students, interpreters and educators receiving appropriate educational preparation, predicated on a cross cultural approach to care.