title: Effective Communication Barriers in Clinical Teaching among Malaysian Medical Students in Zagazig Faculty of Medicine (Egypt).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  effective communication in a clinical environment plays a vital role in patient assessment and treatment. The aim of this study was to understand the experiences of Malaysian medical students concerning communication barriers during clinical practice. The goal was to provide answers for three important research questions, i.e., 1) Are communication barriers an impediment to Malaysian students during clinical teaching? 2) What is the nature of the language barriers that the students encounter? and 3) What are the best ways of reducing these barriers during clinical teaching?
  
  
  METHODS
  The qualitative method was used to conduct the research, and open-ended questionnaires were used to collect the data. The study was conducted on 95 fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-year students, 80% of whom completed the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Medical students from Malaysia who have limited knowledge of the Arabic language experience some difficulties in communicating with staff members, patients, and nurses during their clinical practices.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Successful orientation of students to the language used in the clinical environment will help the students overcome the communication barriers they encounter during their clinical practices.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology and Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
authors.forename: Marwa Ahmed
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abass
authors.affiliation: Departments of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology and Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
authors.forename: Nagwa Samy
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Said
authors.affiliation: Departments of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology and Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
authors.forename: Eman Salah El
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Zahed
authors.affiliation: Departments of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology and Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
authors.forename: Wafaa Fawzy
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Hussein
authors.affiliation: Departments of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology and Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
authors.forename: Omaima Ibrahim Abdel
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Hamid
keywords: Arabic language; Malaysia; clinical environment; communication barriers; medical students
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