Spanish for the Health Professions

Catalog description

In this course students will develop linguistic, professional, and cultural skills necessary to work with and advocate for Spanish-speaking patients in the healthcare professions. To do this, students will learn how Limited English Proficient patients experience the United States healthcare system and reflect on their own role as cultural brokers in this setting. Class activities and assignments are designed to allow the student to engage with and interpret the healthcare system from the perspective of Spanish-speaking patients. Prerequisite: three courses from the following: SPA 302 , SPA 307 , SPA 309 , SPA 310 , SPA 312 , SPA 322 , SPA 323 , SPA 325 , SPA 332 , SPA 333 , SPA 335 . Offered Occasionally.