Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
cross-cultural communication, quality health care, patients and physicians
College
Humanities
Department
Linguistics
Abstract
Communication between patients and physicians is perhaps the single most important issue in providing quality health care to a community. When segments of this community come from different cultural backgrounds and speak different languages, effective communication becomes more difficult. Over the last several years, Utah Valley has grown significantly more culturally and linguistically diverse. As a linguistics student with plans to attend medical school I wanted to research the current situation of cross-cultural care in the community and make suggestions for improvements in the future.
Recommended Citation
Smith, David M. and Eggington, Dr. Bill
(2014)
"Cross-Cultural Communication in the Medical Setting,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 678.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/678