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This is a partial listing of Spanish Language/Medical Spanish courses. If you
find other good sources, please feel free to contact the webmaster below to update this
list.
Spanish Language/Medical Spanish Courses
Compiled by Mary Foote, Univ. of Az College of Medicine medical student (Class of 2005)
Courses listed by Country
Bolivia:
Costa Rica:
- The Forester Instituto Internacional in San Jose offers several exciting programs
of instruction in the Spanish language. Its short term plans of two, three and four weeks
are very popular among visitors to the country. http://www.nrcsa.com/nh_df/2317/2317index.html
- Intensa Instituto Interamericano de Idiomas, S.A. internationally known as Intensa
reflecting its "intensive" language programs was founded in 1980. Currently,
Intensa offers second language program in English and Spanish and relies on a highly
qualified teaching staff. The length of the Spanish study program can be as short as one
week or as long as six months. http://www.nrcsa.com/nh_df/2318/2318index.html
- International Health Central American Institute Foundation (IHCAI) —
Medical Spanish in Costa Rica http://www.ihcai.org/
- The Monteverde Institute, Community Health in a Global Context: Open to both
clinical and pre-clinical students. Offers three levels of Spanish language instruction. http://www.mvinstitute.org/annreport/healthco.html
- Spanish for Medical —
http://www.spanishformedical.com/About.htm Our Study Abroad program
emphasizes and integrates both components via classroom exercises and the
Immersion Method. Immersion Method is when a student is surrounded by nothing
but culture. Also constantly speaking Spanish; from the local shops, markets,
gyms, bars, restaurants, school, and the host families. Students find
themselves applying their newly acquired skills on an everyday basis with
appropriate feedback from their professors as well as the people around them.
This method allows the student to hone their abilities in a supportive and
relaxed environment.
Cuba:
- Global Exchange: http://www.globalexchange.org
has several tours related to Cuba including some Spanish language tours. OK, so it’s
not medical Spanish but it still looked cool if you are interested in Cuba! Some of the
Reality Tours located at: http://www.globalexchange.org/tours/auto/byIssue.html
Cuba: Language and Culture — Jun. 1-29, 2002 Global Exchange, working with the
University of Havana, offers an exciting and alternative way to learn Spanish.
Participants have the opportunity to learn Cuba's complex political and economic life
while enjoying its vibrant culture.
Cuba: Language and Culture — Jun. 29 - Jul. 27, 2002 Global Exchange, working with
the University of Havana, offers an exciting and alternative way to learn Spanish.
Participants have the opportunity to learn Cuba's complex political and economic life
while enjoying its vibrant culture.
International Congress on Natural and Traditional Medicine and Bio-energetic Medicine
Jun. 20-30, 2002. This Natural Medicine conference is a unique opportunity to gain an
understanding of Cuba's public health system, including its full integration of natural
and traditional modalities on a scale unprecedented in the West, the significance of the
Cuban model to other countries of the developing world, and how professionals from the
developed world can work together with their Cuban counterparts to promote comprehensive
universal health care world wide.
- MEDICC — has a 4 week program. Focus is an overview of the Cuban medical system with a
medical Spanish component. Must be fairly proficient in Spanish since classes are taught
without translation. http://www.medicc.org
Dominican Republic:
- The Instituto Intercultural del Caribe (IIC) — specializes in teaching Spanish to
travelers who desire to combine a language learning experience with an exciting,
intercultural experience in the Dominican Republic. http://www.nrcsa.com/nh_df/2508/2508index.html
Ecuador:
- Academia de Espanol Quito — specializes in teaching Spanish as a second language to
foreign students. http://www.nrcsa.com/nh_df/2817/2817index.html
- Academia Latinoamericana — Quito one of the goals is to provide excellence in
education with emphasis on grammar and vocabulary. http://www.nrcsa.com/nh_df/academia/academiaindex.html
- "Acción Por El Futuro" or "Action For The Future" —
APF Languages is an organization based on hope and spirit. We believe in a new, dynamic
Ecuador and are committed to intelligent globalization. APF contributes to the betterment
of Ecuador and is helping the nation to meet the new millennium by creating opportunities
and once in life time experiences that allow interested persons to learn other languages
and cultures while helping their fellow man. APF offers a variety of programs and service
to its students. Some of these programs include: Spanish Immersion, Spanish and
Volunteers, Spanish and Tours and Spanish Adventure. People can now come to our beautiful
country to learn Medical Spanish, as well as volunteer work in the medical field. We
arrange internships with hospitals in Quito as well as outside of the city. If the student
decides to do their field work here in Quito, our recommendation is to divide the day
between intensive Spanish classes and the work in the hospital. If you decide to do your
work outside of the city we recommended that the students take at least one month of
intensive Spanish courses here in Quito before beginning their practice. http://www.apf-languages.com/english/mainframe.html
- Centers for Interamerican Studies (CEDEI) program is a two-week intensive Spanish program located in Cuenca, Ecuador. It blends intensive Spanish with an in-depth view of healthcare in Latin America and is designed for medical students, nurses, physicians and assistants, and EMTs, who need to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking patients.
The program includes 35 hours of formal classroom study, as well as 10 additional hours of lectures and visits to local hospitals, medical and nursing schools and other health providers. For example, during our last program, our students participated in a mobile surgery unit, had a demonstration of the ancient practice of shamanism, and were immersed in local culture and healthcare while living in the houses of medical professionals. The course is both short and intense, but can involve further field experience and/or rotations as we have many contacts here and can set up a wide variety of options for students. http://www.cedei.org/cuenca/programs/spanish/medical/
- Estudio Internacional Sampere (EIS) courses are taught with the same quality and
individualized attention which distinguish EIS in Spain. Individual attention in small
group and one-on-one settings. http://www.nrcsa.com/nh_df/cuenca/cuencaindex.html
- Interhealth South America Summer Program — a study tour introduction to South
American primary and community health care, combined with medical Spanish language for
first and second year medical students. The next sessions - one for
Beginning
Speakers: Session 1: June 12 July 9, 2005 and Session 2: July 10 August 6, 2005
; and one for
Advanced Beginner/Intermediate Speakers: TBA. For more information: Don Wedemeyer, MD, or Marta Alarcón, MD,
Interhealth South America, 4202 E Fowler Ave, USF 30404, Tampa, FL 33620, 813-984-1645 (dwedemeyer@pol.net)
http://www.InterhealthSouthAmerica.net
- Sangay Medical Spanish Institute — immersion and interactive
program where premedical and medical students, resident doctors, and
practitioners can fulfill their goal to master Medical Spanish.
http://www.cachamsi.com
course description (MSWord)
Guatemala:
- La Asociacion Pop Wuj: http://www.pop-wuj.org/
: one-on-one instruction in Spanish while helping the people of Guatemala. Highly
recommended by Doctors for Global Health. Four- Week Program 25 hours/week 1-on-1 informal instruction. The email is info@pop-wuj.org We have also added a special program for medical students and providers, which can be accessed through the site or this link, www.pop-wuj.org/medical.htm
- University of Nebraska Medical Center — Medical Spanish/International Health Course Antigua and San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala http://www.unmc.edu/isp
Honduras:
Mexico:
- Academia Falcon, A.C. Spanish Language Intitute: learn Spanish in
Old Mexico. Medical Terms
This course provides a great opportunity for foreign students to understand commonly used
dialogues and phrases in a doctor's office, when you are doing a standard physical exam.
Also you will learn technical vocabulary such as anatomy, body parts, internal organs,
skeleton, ear, eye, and mouth. Also covered are illnesses, symptoms, descriptive terms,
forms of medications, and dosages. Through a variety of dynamics such as role playing, you
can study, practice and expand your vocabulary of medical terms. Also, if you want to take
part in an internship, we can help you contact a Mexican doctor. http://www.academiafalcon.com/
- Cemanahuac Educational Community (EC) offers strong academic programs of study of
the Spanish language. http://www.nrcsa.com/nh_df/5027/5027index.html
- Centro Bilingue provides foreign students with the opportunity of studying Spanish
while enjoying the cultural, social, and historical charm of the San Cristobal and its
Maya surroundings. http://www.nrcsa.com/nh_df/5046/5046index.html
- Cuernavaca Language School — The CLS Medical Spanish Program is designed for beginning and intermediate Spanish speakers and it offers health professionals the opportunity to learn the Spanish language, the medical terminology and acquire cultural awareness. The program consists in three 50 minute periods of medical Spanish classes Monday through Friday, and cultural activities listed in the weekly school schedule. The course is offered using realistic situations and specialized vocabulary that health professionals need to have an effective communication with Hispanic patients in the course of their daily work. Personalized questions, grammar, exercises, anatomical diagrams, dialogue completions, role-plays, and realia-based activities provide students with numerous elements to apply, in a wide variety of practical contexts. http://www.cuernavacalanguageschool.com/programs.html
- Dunham Institute, Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas — http://www.dunhaminstitute.com Other Spanish classes listed on web but Medical Spanish courses made by special arrangement only. Offer free accomodation with all courses. The first week is classroom, then the second week is a mix.
- Ensenada — A Summer Program for Medical Students
This is an intensive 3-week program focusing on medical Spanish and international health.
For all levels of proficiency. http://abbc3.hsc.usc.edu/familymed/medspan/index.htm
- Instituto Cultural Oaxaca (ICO) offering courses to students who wish to study in an
environment which will enhance their understanding of the Spanish language. The
Institute's language immersion program offers the opportunity to experience Mexican
culture and understand it through the acquisition of Spanish. http://www.nrcsa.com/nh_df/5038/5038index.html
- Medical Spanish : Located in San Miguel de Alende, and have a strong
clinically based program with the Health Ministry, the Red Cross and the
University of Guanajuato. We have had many medical students and can provide
references. http://www.medspanish.com/
We also have a parallel Emergency Medicine Development Program and teach
emergency medicine in Mexico and Latin America (www.pacemd.org)
- Organización Lingüística de Español (O.L.E.) has designed many practical and
dynamic programs to learn Spanish which are opened to students of all levels, ages, and
professional experience. Classes start every Monday, this allows students to study for as
little as one week at a time or to continue with classes over a period of months. http://www.nrcsa.com/nh_df/5039/5039index.html
- Spanish Language School – Guadalajara program is intensive, with no more than 6
students per class, and the tutor program can easily be adopted to individual needs. http://www.nrcsa.com/nh_df/5041/5041index.html
- Universidad Internacional - Cuernavaca, also known as Center for Bilingual
Multicultural Studies teaching intensive Spanish for foreign students whose knowledge of
Spanish varies from beginning to advanced. http://www.nrcsa.com/nh_df/5029/5029index.html
(information also at http://uninter.com.mx/escuelaepor.html)
Peru:
Spain:
- Estudio Internacional Sampere (EIS) offers many starting dates throughout the year,
special courses designed to fit each individual's needs, social activities, various types
of accommodation and an endless number of "small" services. http://www.nrcsa.com/nh_df/7636/7636index.html
Other Websites and Resources with Spanish Language course
listings:
2002 Directory of Spanish Language Schools compiled by Ron Mader http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/schools/schoolist.html
AmeriSpan specializes in Medical Spanish/Portuguese language immersion and educational travel programs
throughout Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Chile, Guatemala, Peru, Mexico
and Spain . We represent over
40 language schools in 15 countries all over the Spanish-speaking world and offer
instruction for all levels of Spanish, from Beginners to Advanced speakers.http://www.amerispan.com/salud
American Medical Student Association (AMSA): International Health Action Group,
lists of electives, courses, and study tours. http://www.amsa.org/global/ih/
Baja California Language College: http://www.bajatourism.com/programs.html
: offers an academic program for anyone wanting or needing to learn to communicate in
Spanish.
Child Family Health International: (http://www.cfhi.org)
Ecuador, Tropical Medicine Rotation: provides medical and pre-medical students a unique
opportunity to study intensive Spanish, attend lectures on various tropical diseases and
work in clinical environments that represent the rural and urban health care systems in
Ecuador. http://www.cfhi.org/prog_desc.php4?pcode=14
Cross Cultural Encounters: offers Spanish language training for
medical professionals with a special courses designed specifically for doctors, nurses and
midwives working in the area of childbirth, obstetrics, gynecology, and woman's health. We
are the only school that offers such specific training to perinatal professionals. We have
courses in Puerto Rico, Mexico (beginning in 2003) and at various locations around the
United States. Our URL is: http://www.crossculturalencounters.com
Foreign Language Study and International Health Work: Selected Resources. Don
Wedemeyer, MD and Sara Pirtle, MBA. IHMEC http://www.ihmec.org/resources/flsihw.htm
The Institute for Spanish Language Studies: http://www.isls.com/home/schools/aec.html
Pre-Institute Orientation Program. http://www.isls.com/home/services/preprog.html
International Health Central American Institute: IHCAI is a non-profit
foundation working for medical education, the development of health research and for the
improvement of health in the communities of Central America.
It aims to provide a continuous and permanent medical education for health care providers
and promotes access to health information for health care recipients. IHCAI is devoted to
enhance research skills in primary care, and is oriented towards the knowledge based
solutions health problem. IHCAI was originally created to foster international
health opportunities for the exchange of knowledge and for transcultural experiences as a
part of the medical education curriculum. http://www.ihcai.org/Programs_IHCAI_Cochrane%20Collaboration%20in%20Costa%20Rica.htm
Language Link, Inc: Quality complete immersion Spanish language programs. No
additional fees. Insurance and easy communication. http://www.langlink.com/
Learning Spanish in Guatemala: Website full of links to programs. http://mars.cropsoil.uga.edu/trop-ag/language.htm
NRCSA Study Abroad Programs for Health Professionals
This site has info for several programs throughout Latin America especially for medical
Spanish. (http://www.nrcsa.com/healthpros/healthpros_index.html)
Lists programs according to Most Popular Overall Among Health Care Professionals and Top
Rated for Medical Vocabulary or Experiential.
RIOS ASSOCIATES has been successfully presenting its intensive Medical Language and
Cultural Workshops throughout the United States since 1983, sponsored by the University of
Arizona Rural Health Office, Public Health Service and the National Health Service Corps.
This unique accelerated learning method is based upon the same concepts by which we
learned our native tongue. A unique 4-day Intensive Workshop has been developed from this
system, which is now being offered in several major cities in the Southwest and an 8 day
course in La Paz, BCS, Mexico. http://www.proespanol.com/
Se Habla...La Paz, a Spanish language school, located in La Paz, Baja California
Sur, México. We offer 2 excellent Spanish language curriculums: one, targeted for the
student who wants to learn general/conversational Spanish; the second, tailored especially
for the medical and dental professionals who need to learn the language and culture of the
Hispanic population. http://www.sehablalapaz.com/
SALUD : SALUD is a language learning program run by Amerispan (http://www.amerispan.com/salud/default.asp) It gives medical students the opportunity to learn
Spanish, an important language to learn today, while learning at the same time of another
country's medical system. Students are exposed to different cultural practices and
traditions and also have opportunities to establish relationships with others with the
shared goal of healing and serving those in the community.
SALUD MEDICAL TRAVEL PROGRAMS: Quito, Ecuador; Cuernavaca, Mexico; Antigua, Guatemala.
Spanish Schools.org: the recognized market leader in in-country
Spanish language immersion courses. With over ten years of experience dedicated solely to
Spanish language instruction, we take personal pride in the education of thousands of
students taking our courses every year. http://www.spanishschools.org/ss/index.asp
Transitions Abroad: Language Schools. http://www.transabroad.com/listings/study/language/index.shtml
University of Nebraska, International Studies Program: Medical
Spanish/International Health Course
Antigua and San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala. Course dates online at:
http://www.unmc.edu/isp
The University of Southern California in conjunction with Universidad de
Zochicalco will be offering its 15th annual Summer Medical Spanish Program July 5-26,
2002. This is an intensive three-week program for medical students. For more information
contact: Dr. J. Dennis Mull or Hazel Martinez. email: hazel@hsc.usc.edu
webpage: http://abbc3.hsc.usc.edu/familymed/medspan/index.htm
University of Southern California/Ensenada, Mexico International Community
Health and Medical Spanish. July 2006. Available to 1st year medical students
and others. Classroom study of Spanish and guided experiences in community
health programs and clinics. Instructors are physician. Contact: Dennis Mull,
MD, MPH, Dept of Family Medicine, USC, 1420 San Pablo St, PMB-B205, Los Angeles
CA 90333, 323-442-1313; hazel@usc.edu;
www.medicalspanish.org
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