Implementing a medical student interpreter training program as a strategy to developing humanism.
Alvaro F Vargas PelaezSarah I RamirezChavely Valdes SanchezShady Piedra AbushararJose C RomeuConnor CarmichaelSoraya BascoyRose BaronAriana Pichardo-LowdenNathalia AlbarracinClaire C JonesPatricia SilveyraPublished in: BMC medical education (2018)
Our program was successful in increasing self-reported measures of empathy and humanism in medical students. Our data suggests that implementation of medical interpreter training programs can be a successful strategy to develop of humanism in medical students, and aid in the development of sustainable language access for LEP patients.