International medical graduate-patient communication: A qualitative analysis of perceived barriers

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1567-1575

  Dorgan, Kelly A ^a   Lang, Forrest ^b   Floyd, Michael ^b   Kemp, Evelyn ^b  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449354730     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181baf5b1     Document Type: Article

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