FAMED 556 Spanish for the Health Professional be taught based on medical systems. Lessons will include key cultural pearls and/or considerations. The course objectives include developing students’ skills in basic and intermediate medical Spanish and the vocabulary needed to perform a review of systems and physical exam, as well as, providing a basic orientation to important cultural considerations which will hopefully enable students to feel more comfortable with Spanish-speaking patients. The majority of each class session will be in a small group format with the instructor and teaching assistants where students will have the chance to ask further questions and role play clinical dialogues while practicing each week’s new terminology.
