Abstract
Understanding the social, economic, cultural and environmental determinants of health is fundamental for the care of vulnerablepatients.1 In Singapore, all medical students will eventually have migrant workers as patients during their careers. They comprise12% of the population and bear the hazards of working mainly in the marine shipyard, manufacturing, service and construction industries. Because of their very different social contexts, the typical medical student will have little reason to enter the world of the migrant worker, to learn about their concerns, to understand their access to health care, or to think critically about any preconceived notions they might unknowingly harbour about low-wage male migrant workers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 472-473 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Medical Education |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs |
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Publication status | Published - 1 May 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- migrant workers
- health care
- Kolb's reflective cycle