Journal article
Reflections: Using a Second Language to Build a Practice
Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, v 154(2)
01 Feb 2016
PMID: 26598501
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
The US Census Bureau reports that 20.7% of Americans speak a language other than English. This is an opportunity of otolaryngologists to build their practice on a second language. This Reflections piece reviews my personal experiences of using my language fluency in Chinese to build a practice in Philadelphia. Through translating office documents, networking with Chinese-speaking physicians, and volunteering at the free clinic in Chinatown, I was able to serve this non-English-speaking community. Although there are translator services in the hospital, there are terms that get lost in translation and cultural norms that outsiders may not understand. I encourage the otolaryngology community to celebrate its diversity and increase access to our specialty for non-English-speaking patients.
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- Title
- Reflections: Using a Second Language to Build a Practice
- Creators
- Amanda Hu - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, v 154(2)
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 2
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Otolaryngology (and Head and Neck Surgery)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000369991600002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84957558389
- Other Identifier
- 991019168970904721
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- Otorhinolaryngology
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