A Game-Based Tool for Reducing Jargon Use by Medical Trainees

• Main Authors: Emily Burney (Author), Megha Arora (Author), Mizan Gaillard (Author), Maya Herzig (Author), Leo Lester (Author), Su Park (Author), Cliff Coleman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Physicians can be unaware that many US adults have intermediate or lower health literacy. Avoiding medical jargon in patient communication can improve poor outcomes associated with lower health literacy, but physicians may struggle to do so as health literacy education is neither standa...