The worst thing when seeing doctors is having poor communication that may cause misunderstanding or delayed diagnosis and treatment.
Kaohsiung Medical University handles the "International Medical Multilingual Talents Cultivation Program" that has cultivated 33 new residents to complete the interpretation training of medical-related terms. The new residents who complete the training will become the interpreter talents of the Department of Health of Kaohsiung City Government and the Department of Education to assist foreigners in medical affairs and will be included in the database of talents to be provided for the use of interpreters at international medical centers of Kaohsiung medical institutions.
The weekend course of the "International Medical Multilingual Talents Cultivation Program" has started at Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital. The minister of the Department of Clinical Education and Training, Dr. Li Weizhe and the director of the Center for Teacher Education, Dr. Lin Yuzhi jointly call the medical personnel from various units in the hospital, such as medicine and surgery, emergency department, and laboratory to conduct a field teaching at the school that helps new resident trainees understand the common medical services, systems, and technical terms of each important subject. Moreover, through this program, they would know the processes of medical treatment, the hospital's environment, and the main points of communication with medical staff. Successfully, 33 new residents have trained to become interpreter talents.
Huang Ruanfangcao, who is a Vietnamese trainee and has completed the training, states that when she first arrived in Taiwan, she sometimes got sick in the middle of the night. After she went to the hospital for treatment, she found it hard to communicate with doctors with her gestures. Foreigners who do not speak Mandarin and are not familiar with medical knowledge have many difficulties and risks in seeking medical treatment. Therefore, when she saw the admission information about the "International Medical Multilingual Talents Cultivation Program", she decided to sign up immediately and strive to complete the training to obtain a certificate of completion.
