Spanish for Health Care Professionals

In Guadalajara

*Please note that, this courses are only offered in the five-weeks sessions and for groups of 15 students or more.

Course description

This immersion course is designed for students who want to learn basic phrase in Spanish has related to their daily activities, with a focus on nursing. It is front- loaded with intensive Spanish language classroom work the first half of the course. This followed by clinical/hospital precepted practicum the second half of the course. The course activities are divided into two major sessions. First, students learn dialogs related to specific nursing tasks (e.g. assessing medical history, assessing health risks, making appointments, etc.). Second students complete a portfolio focusing on communicating in Spanish, communicating with Spanish-speaking patients, and Latinos in healthcare. This course is not a Spanish language class per se, but is designed to teach nursing students how to do specific tasks in Spanish. As such, there as not specific Spanish prerequisite to be enrolled in this course. All non-native speakers of Spanish at various levels are encouraged to enroll in this course. Students who are interested in acquiring Spanish language in general are invited to enroll I traditional Spanish courses.

Course Objectives

• Students will feel confident in brief, basic conversation in Spanish asking medical and health –care related expressions and terminology.
• Students will be able to articulate and respond to patient concerns
• Students will be able to respond to patient’s request
• Students will be able to conduct basic interviews (assessment) in Spanish, such as the health history, physical exam, and charging health situations
• Students will understand cultural and social factors that influence the practitioner- patience communication with Latino people.