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 The Medical Spanish Program is designed for beginning and intermediate Spanish speakers and itoffers health professionals and university students the opportunity to learn the Spanish language, the medical terminology required to communicate with their patients and also to acquire cultural awareness. It consists in three daily 50 minute periods of medical Spanish classes Monday through Friday, and cultural activities listed in the weekly school schedule. The course is offered using realistic situations and Specialized vocabulary that health professionals need to have an effective communication with Hispanic patients in the course of their daily work.
Personalized questions, grammar, exercises, anatomical diagrams, dialogue completions, role-plays, and realia-based activities provide students with numerous elements to apply, in a wide variety of practical contexts. The dialogues and situations used refer to different places such as the doctor's office, the hospital, the pediatrician's Office, the gynecologist's office, the emergency room, the medical center and the laboratory .
Some of the subjects discussed are the diabetics diet, the cancer, hearth attack symptoms, the human body, venereal diseases, weights and measures and the health system in Mexico. The language class size never exceeds five students and may be smaller. Every member of the Instructional staff at our school is a native Spanish speaker who has received rigorous training in the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language from certified professionals.A number of staff members have been associated with the school since Its inception and some of them have a wide Experience in teaching Medical Spanish. They have taught thousands of students!
For those students who take a program of at least 4 weeks, the school can arrange medical observation in a Mexican hospital or clinic in order to get a general panorama of the Mexican health culture, the knowledge of the most common illnesses and the relation between patient doctor/nurse/ therapist. Participants will actively observe and, under the
authorization of the hospital medical coordinator, will participate in tasks according to their current language abilities and level of training. An intermediate Spanish level is required by the medical institution. If you are interested, please send us your estimated dates of stay, your professional area and, your Spanish level in order we can recommend you the most suitable option for you according to the available opportunities.
For example, the Red Crossrequires a minimum participation of 4 daily hours, Monday through Friday. An important part of the total immersion program is to live with a Mexican host family while studying at the school. It is also possible to stay in a hotel, but then a valuable portion of the experience is lost. Daily life with a host family offers students many opportunities to practice their language skills. The price covers private accommodations with a middle-class Mexican family, and three meals or breakfast, depending on what you choose.
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