
Spanish for the Medical Professional
Hola, me llamo Pat y soy su enfermera (o)
(Hello, my name is Pat and I will be your nurse)
Spanish for the Medical Professional is a course designed to help medical professionals to communicate effectively through conversational competence at a basic level with Spanish-speaking patients in a medical setting.
By the end of the course, students will:
- Apply medical vocabulary in routine medical situations.
- Write simple memos and health related reports.
- Demonstrate basic understanding of some Hispanic/Latino cultural medical practices and the patient-doctor dynamic and relationship.
- Describe signs and symptoms from the most common diseases in the United States
- Demonstrate basic skills to conduct a patient interview in Spanish.
Spanish for Healthcare Workers (SPAN 5018)
Dates: Tuesdays, January 14 - March 18, 2025
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Delivery: live instruction via Zoom classroom
Textbook: Access to an eBook and four months of unlimited access to online educational materials are included with the registration fee.
Cost: $495
Contact Cathleen Phillips for more information!
Participating Campuses:
- Available through all Penn State Commonwealth campuses
Program Delivery:
virtual