I very much enjoy
my “consultations”, which are what patient visits are called here.
Many of the
concerns with which the women and couples present are identical to the ones
with which they presented in my US practice. The nurses have been good about
trying to give me English speaking patients but there aren’t as many of those
and, even with that, there are communication challenges. So many people here
speak at least two languages, French and English, and often more than two, that
I am embarrassed by my own limited abilities. But staff and patients are always
gracious as I try my best and they thoroughly enjoy my inability to grasp what
seem like very simply phrases to them! Smiles and warm touches usually bridge
the gap.
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| patients waiting to be seen |
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