Medical Spanish

Catalog description

Medical Spanish is an elective course for MD and MSPA students to engage in 40-hours of medical Spanish curriculum through an online platform then solidify their knowledge through workshops for practical dialogue with faculty members at Stanford Medicine in multiple subspecialties who have native Spanish fluency. Students take part in online curriculum that is differentiated into 3 proficiency levels, therefore all levels of learners from beginners to native speakers are encouraged to participate. The online content covers over 36 medical specialties to provide a broad base of clinically relevant knowledge. The platform has validated pedagogy to meet the needs of individual learners with clinical scenarios that are relevant to medical engagements across all disciplines and inclusive of a culturally relevant approach to clinical care. Subspecialty faculty, including Dr. Katherine Bianco, Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and faculty course director, will lead language workshops. Dr. Katherine Bianco will also be leading standardize patient encounters for students to practice their medical Spanish skills. All language workshops will be held in person. In person attendance is required for all workshops.