What are the best ways to build trust and rapport with African physicians?

Respect their value and try to understand their working condition In most African countries, physicians often find themselves heavily reliant on their clinical judgment when diagnosing and treating patients. Furthermore, the constraints imposed by limited resources play a pivotal role in shaping their approach to patient care. What's particularly noteworthy is that physicians in Africa frequently encounter situations where they must make significant decisions, both on an individual patient level and for the broader community, often without the benefit of extensive guidance. Recognizing these skills, values, and working conditions becomes paramount in guiding our communication

Building trust and rapport with African physicians, like with any healthcare professionals, is essential for effective collaboration and communication. It's important to approach this relationship with cultural sensitivity and an understanding of the unique challenges and contexts that African healthcare providers may face. Building trust and rapport with African physicians is about building genuine relationships based on respect, empathy, and effective communication. It's important to recognize that trust-building is an ongoing process that requires patience and a willingness to adapt to the specific cultural and healthcare context.

African continent is fast developing.Income disparity is rising.So is GDP. On health front there are problems like malnutrition,lack of potable water,poor hygiene etc. African doctors are as good as other doctors but what they need is diasnostic,therapeutic drugs&devices at reasonable &affordable prices.

How could any African Physician trust an American doctor when some of his colleagues have permitted millions of adult African men to undergo Partial Penile Amputation to allegedly prevent AIDS? The studies that support this atrocity are lying with statistics. Funded largely by the Gates Foundation, this is by far the Greatest Scandal in the History of American Medicine. It has harmed millions of men, and the scientific evidence is indicating that it increases the risk of AIDS, not reduces it. What a tragedy! What a shame that victims of circumcision have a compulsion to circumcise others!

It’s mind blowing how hierarchy is based on ethnicity. A physician is a physician whether of African decent, Mediterranean decent or American decent. If anything physicians trained out of the first world countries have a great deal of exposure with the limited resources at their disposal and having a different dialect or accent doesn’t make one less experienced. It is honorable to give honor where it’s due irrespective of ethnicity. Take time to understand their position. And be respectful of their decisions.

Using simple words at work is a smart choice. It helps everyone understand each other better, no matter where they're from. When we keep things clear and easy to understand, it makes our jobs smoother and avoids any confusion. Also, be polite and appreciative to foster a positive work environment.

I find they take their time to explain exam results and answer questions thoughtfully. They do not rush through the exam or their discussions with you.

I agree that developing a relationship is first step. All of my interactions have developed by sharing insights on my family and wanting to learn about their family. That camaraderie allows trust to develop.

I feel they truly care and are concerned. They take their Hippocratic oath seriously not only the one used by the US but also from their home countries.

You build rapport with African physicians the way you would with anyone else: 1. Establish a genuine connection 2. Foster mutual trust 3. Create a positive relationship Doing these things ensures that any relationship, regardless of race, has a strong and positive rapport with a wide range of people. This builds meaningful relationships based on trust, respect, and mutual understanding.

There is a high level of generalisation in this article which should be addressed to improve it's usefulness. 1. Are the African physicians in an African country or on another continent? What is their experience in that health system? Are they a marginalized individual or a dominant group in this healthcare setting? 2. Who is the article aimed at? Other physicians or professionals? In what dynamic with physicians? 3. How do culture, language and gender differences emerge in this context? 4. Intercultural competence is an important set of skills here not only for this particular group. It is important to consider the barriers to cultural competence here: prejudice, anxiety, ethnocentrism, language, and assumption of similarity.

This is not only the case of building a rapper with African physicians, but it is the same to build the with other healthcare professional as well. First of all we have to respect the original disparities and the cultural differences and we should try to understand what exactly are the issues and the problems, further on important thing is an effective communication that can ensure that language barriers are addressed properly. Then meeting them in personall because face-to-face interactions help build stronger connections and trust and important is one should have the knowledge of the local area or the particular region from where the physicians come because once we knowabout their place, so they will also start taking interest in others

Pour établir un rapport - et une communication - de qualité, il faut commencer par comprendre : le contexte, la situation, les limites, les forces… Puis seulement de voir si l’on peut apporter quelque chose. Et quoi. Les exemples développés dans cet article tendent à sauter directement à l’étape ??aide??. Dans mon expérience, cela peut être contreproductif. Notamment si l’on ne conna?t pas bien notre interlocuteur et si le rapport de confiance n’est pas établi.

First and foremost I believe cultural competence in any setting is a must. The health care system is a melting pot. While we should always aim to treat everyone with respect, dignity and integrity it’s imperative that we learn acceptance through diversity and inclusion. Africa has very specific gender roles which roll over into how we should articulate our opinions and ideas with a colleague and/or patient.