“It’s very powerful”: language as a complex asset among Latinx medical students and residents
This study highlights complexities of multilingualism for Latinx learners in medicine. Although multilingualism is an asset for improving care for linguistically minoritized populations, learners often face systemic barriers. Medical education should establish standardized policies to protect learners, enhance training on interpreter use, and formally recognize and incentivize language skills.
Authors
- Nicole Perez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4773-201X)
- Pablo E. Puente
- Andrea Cespedes Zablah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5258-0092)
- Pilar Ortega
- Lynda Lopez
Institutions
- Illinois College (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- University of Chicago Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/acamed/wvag041
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00