A medical assistant is learning about the Indian population at her neighborhood clinic. She visits the local library to check out books and speaks to someone who is an expert on the community. This is an example of overcoming what type of barrier?

The assistant is addressing a gap in her own knowledge by reading and speaking with an expert about the community. That is a personal barrier: a limitation in her own understanding that she can work to overcome. The correct choice is personal, not a physical or emotional obstacle.

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