Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OH2-3-5
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
yes
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Student
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Cultivating Connection: Medical Mandarin for and by Pre-clerkship Medical Students
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Background: Language discordance between patients and healthcare providers adversely affects health outcomes. Medical students at the University of Toronto (UofT) created a peer-led program for classmates with basic Mandarin skills to learn and practice medical Mandarin. The Medical Mandarin Education Program (MMEP) helps students prepare for delivering culturally competent and linguistically concordant care to future patients.
Summary of the Innovation
Innovation: Ten sessions with 25 unique participants - 1st and 2nd year MD students - were held over an academic year. Eight student-led sessions taught content paralleling the pre-clerkship curriculum; two physician-led sessions promoted cultural understanding and practice tips. Focus groups and a post-program survey explored participants' perceptions of program delivery, motivations to participate, and resulting personal and professional development.
Conclusion
Conclusions: Two focus groups (n=12 participants) and 19 surveys (response rate=76%) were included. Students' motivations to participate in MMEP included witnessing language discordance, recognizing medical Mandarin as an asset, and community expectations. Students reported high program satisfaction and improved comfort speaking Mandarin in both casual and professional settings. Other outcomes included increased comfort with and likelihood of using clinical Mandarin in future patient care, a developing sense of peer linguistic and cultural community, and increased understanding of cultural diversity.
This novel collaboration between students and physicians appears to help bridge linguistic gaps in our medical education. These results provide a curriculum framework and lessons learned for health professions students and faculty interested in developing similar language programs.
Keyword 1
Medical Mandarin
Keyword 2
Language discordance in healthcare
Keyword 3
peer-led
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Teaching and learning
Teaching and Learning
- Blended Learning
- Collaborative/Peer to Peer
- Distance Learning
- Diversity
- Integrated instruction & learning
- Small Group
- Quality improvement
Additional Theme (First choice)
Distributed Medical Education
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Inter-professional Education
Authors
Presenter
Jin Sheng Zhou
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
