I recently attended the World Congress of Audiology in Seoul, Korea, where I had the honor of presenting on a project close to my heart: weaving community-engaged learning into audiology student education. It was a full conference for me — I also shared two posters, “The Three-Legged Stool of Skills Needed to Live Well with Hearing Loss” and “Person-Centered Care from the Patient’s Perspective.” It was wonderful to...
✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable change — this is an educational innovation piece describing a teaching approach, not a clinical intervention with outcome data.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
Integrating patient narratives into audiology training may build more empathetic, patient-centered clinicians, which could improve long-term care quality and patient communication.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Project presented at the World Congress of Audiology in Seoul.
- 02Approach uses community-engaged learning and real patient stories in audiology curricula.
- 03Aims to give audiology students direct exposure to the patient perspective.
- 04No clinical outcome data reported; this is a pedagogical initiative.
- 05Reflects a broader trend toward patient-centered education in healthcare training.
