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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Communication Skills Training
  • Second Language Acquisition

Background:

  • Medical schools globally are increasingly delivering communication skills (CS) training in English.
  • This shift presents potential challenges for non-native English-speaking medical students.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the difficulties encountered by Arabic-speaking medical students in English-based CS training.
  • To identify specific components of CS training that pose challenges.

Main Methods:

  • Third-year preclinical medical students (n=45) participated in the study.
  • Students were videotaped during simulated patient interviews.
  • Self-assessment, tutor, and peer assessments were conducted using a 13-item scale.

Main Results:

  • Tutors identified the lowest student performance in expressing empathy.
  • Difficulties were also noted in asking about patients' feelings and expectations.
  • Challenges were observed in using transition statements and assessing functional impact.

Conclusions:

  • Learning to express empathy is a significant challenge for medical students in a second language.
  • Eliciting patient feelings and expectations is also difficult when CS training is conducted in English.
  • Second language acquisition impacts the development of crucial communication skills in medical education.