%0 Journal Article
%T Exploring a communication curriculum through a focus on social accountability: A case study at a South African medical school
%A Jacqueline M. van Wyk
%A Margaret G. Matthews
%J Archive of "African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine".
%D 2018
%R 10.4102/phcfm.v10i1.1634
%X Good communication is integral to social accountability, and training is included in medical curricula internationally. In KwaZulu-Natal, training is conducted in English, in spite of most public sector patients being mother tongue isiZulu speakers. Communication challenges with patients are common, but good communication and African language teaching are not emphasised in teaching
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6018691/