I think that just because they come here

Posted By: to practice medicine doesn't mean they on 2009-03-28
In Reply to: I love my ESL docs and would see one anytime sm - that is just racist

should have to lose their accent. If I went to a foreign country to work, I would still have my same accent and probably the people in the foreign country wouldn't be able to understand me. We have to look at the other side of the coin. Just leave blanks, for goodness sakes... :)

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Vent on accents. SM - old and cranky
- A couple things. - BB
  - vent on accents - spitfire
- My question - why is this acceptable? SM - ncmt
  - it has always been a part of the job sm - MT 30+ years and running
  - Like customer service everywhere - people don't care, no self-respect, no respect for. - patients. nm
- Asked by dermatologist just the other day if - Lils
- I love my ESL docs and would see one anytime sm - that is just racist
  - I think that just because they come here - to practice medicine doesn't mean they
    - IF I WENT TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY TO WORK - I WOULD BE EXPECTED TO LEARN THEIR LANGUAGE
      - Yep, we would be expected to - Darn right
      - Which you would then SHOUT at them, (nm) - apparently
      - I think learning the language - sa
  - has nothing to do with the race, but rather the communication gap when dealing with my own medical n - old and cranky
    - I have to agree. I would be uneasy having some ESLs as my physicians - sm - ChuckM
- And adding insult to injury, - CrankyBeach
  - That's funny! - Tally

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