Conclusion
Multilingual medical students frequently play a role in enhancing
language-concordant care for patients with LLP, through their
educational background and their unique role in the healthcare team.
Interpretation training programs are beneficial in improving student
performance in this role and addressing professional considerations.
There remains a lack of guidelines surrounding the scope of student
interpreters, which is likely a reflection of the literature gap. In the
absence of a universal solution for patients with LLP, this review
highlights medical students as a favorable resource to be optimized in
academic healthcare settings.