Doctors who don’t speak an African language often struggle to provide quality care to patients who don’t speak English/Afrikaans. This has implications for who medical schools should admit. | Bhekisisa_MG
Students with better matric marks are more likely to do well in the theoretical part of medical school, but not necessarily the practical side .
English- and Afrikaans-speaking doctors often struggle to communicate with black patients who don’t speak these languages, which can make it harder for them to provide quality care. Research from the US shows that black doctors are often more successful at treating black patients than white doctors.
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