Project Breaking The Barrier
The International Medicine Clinic at Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, WA) is host to about 10,000 patients a year. Its most remarkable quality is that the vast majority of their patients speak a primary language other than English. Our project is aimed at facilitating the viral infection screening experience for patients, in their native language. We built an application with visual and auditory cues in seven different languages, in addition to creating educational materials in an accessible format for the patients. Our work will ensure equitable access to healthcare for patients that are typically aged 60-80 and have low technical dexterity.
Project sponsored by: Harborview Medical Center
Project participants:
Aniruddh Nathani
MSIM
Rohan Khurana
MSIM
Nandini Mazumdar
MSIM
Varun Kandukuri
MSIM