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Presence Beyond Language: A Medical Student's First Day in Clinic

Academic Medicine Podcast by Academic Medicine

Dec 15, 202505:26Science & Medicine

Although discussions about language services like interpreters or translators, patient–provider concordance, and linguistic equity merit much greater consideration, I can offer one reflection: the human connection we all...

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