Understanding linguistic diversity in the dermatology workforce and requirements to provide medical care in a non-english language: a survey

Alma N Torres; Marco B Costanza; Peter Batra; Mari Paz Castanedo-Tardan

doi:10.1007/s00403-024-02883-8

Understanding linguistic diversity in the dermatology workforce and requirements to provide medical care in a non-english language: a survey

Arch Dermatol Res. 2024 May 11;316(5):160. doi: 10.1007/s00403-024-02883-8.

Authors

Alma N Torres¹, Marco B Costanza², Peter Batra³, Mari Paz Castanedo-Tardan⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. atorres51@siumed.edu.
² University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
³ RTI International, Durham, NC, 27709, USA.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.

PMID: 38734784
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-024-02883-8

No abstract available

Keywords: General dermatology; Interpreter services; Interpreter usage; Interpreting; Limited language proficiency; Linguistic diversity; Medical dermatology.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Communication Barriers
Cultural Diversity
Dermatologists / statistics & numerical data
Dermatology*
Humans
Language*
Linguistics
Surveys and Questionnaires / statistics & numerical data