Introduction to Medical Spanish

1 credits · Occupational Therapy-Doctorate

The course is designed to help health care providers develop basic language skills in medical Spanish and enhance their cultural competency when caring for Latin American populations. Conversational Spanish, as spoken in Latin America, is emphasized along with basic grammar in present tense. Aspects of Latin American culture--especially those most pertinent to health care--are included in each lesson. Class structure and teaching methods are mostly in Spanish with instructions in English. Enrollment Max: 50, Min: 5.