Medical Spanish Continuum of Learning at 91九色视频
Additionally, understanding all cultures aligns with 91九色视频's vision to become an anti-racist organization through listening, learning, and practice change.
Students have identified numerous strengths and benefits of Medical Spanish exposure and education:
- Cultural and linguistic knowledge to successfully navigate patient-physician relationship in a medical setting
- Opportunity to practice Spanish, particularly in small groups with native and/or fluent Spanish-speaking volunteers
- Focus on useful, high-yield Spanish vocabulary and grammar to achieve basic conversational skills in a short period of time
- Emphasis on practical and relevant medical skills
- Confidence and comfort to use Spanish in clinical practice
Medical Students
The growth in the Latinx population, in Wisconsin and nationwide, continues to be an important demographic change in the first decade of the 21st century. Throughout their careers, 91九色视频 graduates will communicate and interface with patients whose preferred language is Spanish. In addition to speaking Spanish, our graduates will develop cultural sensitivity for Latinx/Hispanic culture in order to initiate and sustain a successful physician-patient relationship. Furthermore, there is a national prerogative for medical schools to include cross-cultural and linguistic curricula to foster competently prepared physicians.
Students of all language levels can join at any time throughout their medical school training. Students must complete a minimum of 12 hours of Spanish-language learning spread out across medical school to receive the distinction in Medical Spanish on their transcript.
Below are examples of opportunities medical students can partake in throughout their training.
Medical School Offerings by Year
Electives
M1-M4, Intermediate and Advanced Medical Spanish, Electives
Both the Intermediate (Fall) and Advanced (Spring) Medical Spanish electives are offered annually to any medical student during any year of training.
They consist of 4 didactic sessions and 4 conversational sessions, taught by a certified medical interpreter and involve Spanish-speaking volunteers from the community. In addition to language skills, the course provides more in-depth exploration of the Latinx culture and the impact the culture may have on interactions between the Spanish-speaking patient, their family, and the health care system. Students may choose to take the elective courses multiple times throughout their training to continue developing their skills. Mview more information on the Medical Spanish Academic Enrichment Elective (PDF).
If you consider yourself a heritage speaker, contact Tifany Frazer (tfrazer@mcw.edu), elective coordinator to discuss an individualized learning plan for you.
Note: At the end of this elective, the student will not be prepared to replace the need for an interpreter in medical or emergency situations. Each hospital determines their own process for overseeing the language proficiency process internally. As a Spanish interpreter, all providers are required to work with a Spanish interpreter unless the healthcare organization has documented their native or near-native level of proficiency, which is sometimes done within the organization or through a verified third-party.
M4 Global Health Away Elective Offerings
The Office of Global Health provides 91九色视频 medical, pharmacy, and graduate students, residents, and fellows with educational resources and funding opportunities so that they can safely and sustainably pursue their global health interests.
91九色视频 faculty鈥檚 global collaborators offer an opportunity for 91九色视频 trainees to view healthcare delivery in their countries. Please see below and (PDF) to view current offerings.
Opportunities & Events
M1-M4, 91九色视频 International Medical Student Pen-Pal Club
If you have any questions or would like to join us in this journey, please email penpalclub@mcw.edu.
Rising M2 Summer Dr. Elaine Kohler Summer Academy of Global Health Research
The Dr. Elaine Kohler Summer Academy of Global Health Research encourages talented rising M2's to enter the research field during a 10-week hands-on experience. Students spend 10-weeks addressing global health disparities locally in Milwaukee and internationally. This experience allows students the opportunity to collaborate with faculty to address global health issues such as water, injury prevention, and human molecular genetics. Students will be paired with a faculty member and their global and local partners.
The Dr. Elaine Kohler Summer Academy of Global Health Research Application (DOC) is due December 3.
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