Family Practice - Medical Spanish-Level 2

Catalog description

This course is an intermediate-low level Medical Spanish class. In Medical Spanish Level 2, students build on what they have learned in the Level 1 course. They expand their vocabulary skills to include medical specialties and procedures, as well as their ability to describe medical conditions. Students practice asking about and expressing past actions and conditions. They also learn to give specific advice and directions to medical personnel and patients. By the end of the course, students will be able to hold conversations on STIs and reproduction, MI symptoms and anatomy, respiratory concerns, pregnancy and prenatal-care, drug and alcohol abuse, strokes, surgery procedures, pharmacy and drugs, and eldercare. Students will also be able to understand culturally specific approaches such as the meaning of death, modern medicine, and fatalism among others.