UNAM medical school wraps fifth Mexican Sign Language course so future doctors can communicate with Deaf patients

UNAM's Faculty of Medicine in Mexico concluded the fifth edition of its workshop on using Mexican Sign Language (LSM) in medical practice, taught by Dr. Ma. Guadalupe Fragoso Palafox. Participants learned basic resources to communicate with the Deaf community in clinical settings; starting with no prior knowledge, students learned more than 600 signs by the end of the course.