Sarwahita : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
Vol 21 No 02 (2024): Sarwahita : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat

Medical English Training for Healthcare Personnel at Nipah Community Health Center, North Lombok District, to Overcome Language Barriers

Sabrina Intan Zoraya (Unknown)
Abdillah Adipatria Budi Azhar (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Jul 2024

Abstract

Language barriers can pose a problem in communication between healthcare personnel and foreign patients. Improving English language skills is a must for healthcare personnel, especially those employed in community health centers in tourism areas. The community service team from the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Al-Azhar, provided Medical English training for healthcare personnel at the Nipah Community Health Center, North Lombok Regency. A total of four meetings were held from June-September 2023. The participants learned basic Medical English from the presentation slides, illustrated bilingual handbooks, and role-play. Analysis showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores (P-value < 0.001). In conclusion, this training had a positive impact in helping healthcare personnel learn Medical English to overcome language barriers. It was proposed that this training should be continued in the future. It is recommended that future training programs place greater emphasis on practical skills, with a particular focus on listening and speaking.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

sarwahita

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Social Sciences Other

Description

The aim of this journal publication is to disseminate the conceptual thoughts or ideas and research results that have been achieved in the area of community services. Sarwahita, particularly focuses on the main problems in the development of the sciences of community services areas as follows: ...