Between languages and scalpels: a woman's journey in a foreign neurosurgery residency
Stephany Morales-Viquez · 2026
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Stephany Morales-Viquez tells her own story in a 2026 personal essay on training as a neurosurgeon abroad. She chose to train at Hadassah in Israel. The post offered high case volume and strong mentors. It also meant learning a new language at speed.
Hebrew ran through ward rounds, surgery, and bedside checks. Spoken medical Hebrew is fast and full of short forms. Slow understanding could hurt her timing and standing. Her first year thus mixed two hard tasks at once. She had to think like a surgeon while gaining fluency. Her account shows how language shapes trust, teamwork, and patient care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Stephany Morales-Viquez |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23112 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |