SPAN 208 - Spanish for Healthcare Providers I

Course Description

Weekly live session, Thursdays from 5:00 - 6:30PM ET

This course is designed to help health providers to improve verbal communication skills with Spanish-speaking patients. It will help health professionals to build competence in interviewing, examining, and treating patients. It includes conversation and role-play situations in the context of different common medical situations. Students will learn the names of body parts, action verbs, and useful phrases typically used in a medical setting. Spanish concepts and correct pronunciation will be also covered.

Learner Outcomes

When you complete the course successfully, you will be able to:

Greet patients and conduct basic medical interviews in culturally appropriate Spanish
Ask about chief complaints, symptoms, medications, and follow-up needs using common medical vocabulary
Give simple instructions for exams, treatments, medications, diet, and frequency of actions
Use essential grammar structures (articles, gender/number agreement, key verb tenses, commands, questions, and prepositions) to communicate clearly
Describe body parts, vital signs, internal organs, family history, and basic physical or neurological exam steps
Understand and respond to everyday slang or informal terms patients may use
Communicate dates, times, ages, vital-sign numbers, and dosage instructions accurately
Demonstrate cultural awareness when interacting with Spanish-speaking patients
Complete a simulated patient encounter using clear, practical Spanish suitable for a clinical setting

Microcredential(s)

This course applies toward the Spanish for Healthcare Providers digital badge.

Textbook Information

A textbook is available for this course.

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Prerequisites

SPAN 101, basic knowledge of Spanish, or permission from the instructor.

If you are unsure that you meet the prerequisite requirements, please contact registrar@faes.org and provide information about your course of interest and background knowledge

Additional Information

Weekly live session, Wednesdays from 5:00 - 6:00PM ET.
This course will be graded on a Pass/Fail basis

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