Deaf Health Pathway - Immersing Medical Students in the Cultural and Language Aspects of Deaf Health

Neha Narayan; Arielle Schecter; Michael McKee; Jason Rotoli

doi:10.1007/s40670-023-01738-7

Deaf Health Pathway - Immersing Medical Students in the Cultural and Language Aspects of Deaf Health

Med Sci Educ. 2023 Jan 21;33(1):11-13. doi: 10.1007/s40670-023-01738-7. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Neha Narayan¹, Arielle Schecter¹, Michael McKee², Jason Rotoli³

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY USA.
² Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Box 655, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642 USA.

Abstract

Language and cultural-concordant healthcare providers improve health outcomes for deaf patients, yet training opportunities are lacking. The Deaf Health Pathway was developed to train medical students on cultural humility and communication in American Sign Language to better connect with deaf community members and bridge the gap in their healthcare.

Keywords: ASL; American Sign Language; Deaf; Hard of hearing; Interpreting; Patient–physician communication.

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