Foreign Accent Modification Programs for Medical Professionals

Internationally trained health care providers have enriched the current healthcare environment with a vast array of knowledge and talent.  Although most of these highly trained professionals often have a high level of language proficiency due to their medical training, mastery of Medical English does not ensure successful communication with patients, family, and staff. Lack of awareness of idiosyncratic stress and intonation rules, for example, can negatively affect even the most proficient English speakers.

IMG Physicians:

  • Is it your experience that speech recognition software, if implemented for transcription purposes, might not recognize your speech accent in English?
  • Do you often repeat yourself for patients and staff members, often resorting to spelling to ensure accuracy?
  • Have you wondered if patient referrals might increase if your speech was easier to understand?
  • Would an accent modification program be right for you?

IMG Applicants:

  • Are you confident in your ability to pass the Step 2 (Clinical Skills) component of the USMLE necessary for ECFMG certification?
  • Do you know what subcomponents determine a candidate’s level of interpersonal skills, in addition to English language mastery?
  • Are you familiar with non-verbal techniques important to present yourself as a strong, confident candidate?
  • Would an accent modification program be right for you?

Healthcare Administrators

  • Do you have concerns regarding communication errors due to English mispronunciation with internationally trained healthcare providers?
  • Do you have more and more need for interpreters, only to find that they have difficulty pronouncing common medical terms?
  • Does your program have cultural competency courses in place that teach physicians in such a way that carryover is immediate?
  • Are your internationally trained physicians having difficulty using voice to text transcription programs?
  • Are any courses available locally to address accent modification and intercultural communication for foreign medical professionals?
Speech clarity in the medical environment can be improved! Contact us for more information!