Doctor and Language Advocate
About this episode
This episode features Dr. Rodrigues Armijo discussing the importance of language access in healthcare and its impact on quality and safety of care.
In this episode of Our Voices, Our Future, we welcome Dr. Rodrigues Armijo, a Latina physician-scientist and educator dedicated to advancing health equity through culturally responsive care, expanded language access, and healthcare workforce development. During this episode, we discuss the importance of language access in healthcare and its impact on quality and safety of care. We explore the current state of language access in the U.S., the gaps that remain, and what high-quality interpretation services should look like beyond simply having an interpreter available. We also talk about the role of culturally competent care and how medical education and health systems can better prepare physicians to care for patients with limited English proficiency. To learn more about Dr. Rodrigues Arijo you can visit: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prirarmijo/ You can find more information about the work AMWA’s Advocacy Committee has done and how to join their efforts here: https://www.amwa-doc.org/our-work/advocacy/ You can find more information about AMWA’s Gender Equity Task Force here: https://www.amwa-doc.org/our-work/initiatives/gender-equity-task-force/ If you are interested in…
People in this episode
Hosts: Meghan Etsey, Rhea Manohar, Meenu Immaneni, Laura Uricoechea
Guest: Dr. Rodrigues Armijo
Topics covered
- health equity
- language access
- culturally responsive care
- healthcare workforce development
- medical education
Keywords
- health equity
- language access
- culturally competent care
- medical education
- interpretation services
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: AMWA, AMWA’s Advocacy Committee, AMWA’s Gender Equity Task Force
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