National Health Service Corps

Medical Spanish Training in the U.S.

Students can study Medical Spanish without leaving the country. Training programs, language courses and workshops provide several ways to gain practical skills and master vocabulary for serving Spanish-speaking communities. Some courses are CME accredited.

The NHSC does not endorse these programs. This list is a resource of available opportunities outside the NHSC. (Colleges and universities offering similar programs may contact us to be added to this site.)

Available Opportunities

Online Opportunities
Training Programs
Language Courses
Workshops

Online Opportunities

http://multilingualcenter.com/Sp_Medical_Prof_01.htm
Live online classes use audio and the Internet in Spanish for healthcare professionals. The courses include interactive dialogues, specific vocabulary, drills and exercises, animated explanations, Internet collaboration tools and more.

www.nursingpower.net/spanish/
Three levels of online Spanish courses for nurses and medical personnel cover areas from the alphabet to nursing assessments.

Training Programs

Alaska

http://www.crossculturalencounters.com/
Anchorage, AK - Cross Cultural Encounters offers experience in perinatal and woman's healthcare. Options at these sites include: professional conferences, presentations and workshops, on-sight training at your work place, correspondence courses, travel study courses in Puerto Rico and winter workshops in Anchorage, Alaska.

Language Courses

Florida

http://ipee.com/medical.html
Brandon, FL - IPEE Spanish Language School offers Spanish medical terminology courses. Daily, students participate in six 50-minute classes of standard Spanish instruction each day for two to four weeks. The medical part of the course lasts for two hours each afternoon for two to four weeks. Activities are based on the goals of the student and may include visiting hospitals or clinics.

Georgia

http://www.angelfire.com/sk/spanishforprofession/medicalcourseschedule.html
Atlanta, GA - Conversational medical Spanish classes allow health professionals to earn CEUs and improve their communication skills simultaneously. Level one classes are held in sessions from June to July and August to September. Level two classes go from late July to September and September to October.

North Carolina

http://www.healthcarespanish.com/
Based in Raleigh, NC - "Our courses teach students to communicate with Spanish-speaking clients during intake and case management processes. Students will learn greetings, introductions, medical terminology, and basic vocabulary for intake, case management, getting patient medical history and providing the most common medical instructions for treatment, medication, and referrals. The program also promotes related cultural awareness."
Through healthcarespanish.com, you can also request customized courses and host courses on site.

http://www.hhcc.arealahec.dst.nc.us/trngcals.html
This site has a calendar of Spanish language and cultural issues training opportunities for practitioners. Several opportunities are in Greensboro, NC.

Workshops

Arizona

http://www.proespanol.com/
Phoenix and Tucson - Rios Associates developed an intensive Medical Language and Cultural Workshop, which is sponsored by the University of Arizona Rural Health Office, Public Health Service and the National Health Service Corps. The program provides 40 hours of total immersion. Sessions are held in Arizona and California.

http://www.partnersintraining.com/
Tucson - Emergency Medical Spanish -"This twenty hour block of instruction is designed for the Doctor, Nurse, EMT or Paramedic who may be involved with emergency medical encounters with individuals who do not speak English. The course will focus on gathering information to assess the needs of the patient using "answer in the question" techniques and questions requiring yes or no answers. The course also includes basic vocabulary to obtain patient information."

California

http://www.epicmedics.org/new2817.html
San Diego - EPIC and the San Diego Paramedic Association developed a medical Spanish workshop and pocket book called Rescue Spanish, targeting EMS and hospital personnel. The pocket book also comes in a clinical version.

http://www.proespanol.com/
Los Angeles and San Francisco - Rios Associates developed an intensive Medical Language and Cultural Workshop, which is sponsored by the University of Arizona Rural Health Office, Public Health Service and the National Health Service Corps. The program provides 40 hours of total immersion. Sessions are held in Arizona and California.

http://www.weekendenespanol.com/medical.htm
San Francisco - This is a one-day medical workshop. The workshop covers greetings, body parts and organs, symptoms and conditions, patient interviewing, doing a physical exam, using medical instruments, giving instructions and some cultural sensitivity. Props and role-play make the experience more memorable and engaging.

California

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