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    Rethinking the Term “Limited English Proficiency” to Improve Language-Appropriate Healthcare for All

    The concept of limited English proficiency (LEP) presents significant challenges when applied to the healthcare needs of the diverse and growing multilingual population in the U.S. We expound on the following ...

    Pilar Ortega, Tiffany M. Shin in Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (2022)

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    Student and Faculty Diversity is Insufficient to Ensure High-Quality Medical Spanish Education in US Medical Schools

    Medical Spanish education aims to reduce linguistic barriers in healthcare and has historically been led by Hispanic/Latinx students and faculty, often without formal training or institutional support. We surv...

    Pilar Ortega, Tiffany M. Shin in Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (2021)

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    Sco** Review of Textbooks for Medical Spanish Education

    Despite medical Spanish program proliferation to teach clinicians the language skills to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking patients, course material selection remains a challenge. We conducted a sc...

    Tiffany M. Shin, Karol Hardin, Dennis Johnston in Medical Science Educator (2021)

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    Virtual Medical Spanish Education at the Corazón of Hispanic/Latinx Health During COVID-19

    Pilar Ortega, Tiffany M. Shin, Cristina Pérez-Cordón in Medical Science Educator (2020)