Harefuah
Volume 128, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 694-696, 743

Hebrew knowledge of new immigrant physicians (Article)

Notzer N.* , Weinbach L. , Lauden E.
  • a Medical Education Unit, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University., Israel
  • b Medical Education Unit, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University., Israel
  • c Medical Education Unit, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University., Israel

Abstract

Since 1989, 10,000 physicians have immigrated to Israel, mostly from the former Soviet Union. Lack of a reasonable command of Hebrew, the language of the Israeli medical system, is likely to adversely affect doctor-patient communication and cause critical errors. We report the development of a structured, written examination to assess knowledge of medical Hebrew. It was administered to 67 Russian immigrant physicians and the results indicated low proficiency in Hebrew in general, and in medical Hebrew in particular. There was a significant correlation with extent of general medical knowledge.

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education doctor patient relation Physician-Patient Relations Communication Barriers Emigration and Immigration Physicians Humans Educational Measurement Israel language psychological aspect Article human communication disorder migration physician
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ISSN: 00177768
Cited by: 2
Original Language: Hebrew