Syllabus Intensive Medical Spanish
Christ Hospital College of Nursing, classroom 244
Ligia Gómez
[email protected]
July 6 to 31/ 2014
Time: 9 AM to 12 PM M-F
Course overview:
This course is part of the UC Medical Spanish Track (MST) as one of several
strategies designed to address a critical need of the community: provide a body of
linguistically and culturally competent physicians equipped to care for the
growing number of Hispanic/Latino patients.
Course objectives:
Be able to give clear treatment and management instructions to
patients in Spanish.
Develop improved command of Spanish medical terminology.
Develop improved verbal skills for communicating with Hispanic
patients.
Gain an understanding of Hispanic culture and health care seeking
behaviors.
Gain the ability to build rapport and establish trust with Spanish
speaking patients.
Course requirements:
Complete all modules and pass all three exams of the Canopy online
Medical Spanish course.
Don’t miss more than 2 classes during the course.
Participate in at least 3 of the 4 field experiences.
Pass the written and verbal exams.
Weekly schedule:
Most days the classes will be divided in two general sessions:
9-10:45 AM: Grammar, Vocabulary, Systems
10:45 to 11:00 PM: Break
11:00-12:00 AM: Culture and health
Week 1 (July 6 to 10)
Throughout the week we will be working with:
*A Su Salud Unidad 1a: Physical exam, discussing pain, developing rapport.
Lead poisoning, diabetes
*A Su Salud Unidad 1b: Diabetes, post-traumatic stress syndrome,
immigration
nutrition,
*Complete Medical Spanish: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 13.3 (pg 309): Conjugate -ar
verbs (e.g. estar, tener) to ask about specific complaints, symptoms. Pediatrics.
Emergency room. La familia, nutrition. First visit of a patient with diabetes.
Monday, July 6
Introduction to the course and Greetings
*Complete Medical Spanish: Chapter 1 and 2: Greetings, body parts, ask
“What seems to be the problem?”, “What hurts?” Taking vital signs,
discussion of chief complaints, prescription, diet, follow up instructions.
Reproductive system.
*Barriers to access to health care and social services
Tarea: Chief complaints form, study vocabulary.
Tuesday, July 7
9-10 AM Group work: Chief complaint
10 AM-12 PM SSPE (Simulated Spanish Patient Encounters). Meet at
the Simulation Center (MSB E350).
Tarea:
A. Reflection SSPE experience. In Spanish, write a reflection about the
encounter with the patient. Summarize the case and analyze your communication
with the patient and any cultural observations. (Around 300 words)
B. Read and study vocabulary: A Su Salud: Unidad 1a, page 1-7
Wednesday, July 8
CMS: Chapter 3
A Su Salud: Unidad 1a
*Share reflections.
*Quiz: CMS 1,2
Tarea: A Su Salud: Unidad 1b pgs. 53- 58
Thursday, July 9
CMS: Chapter 4
A Su Salud: Unidad 1b
Friday, July 10
Movie: “La Jaula De oro”
Group discussion
*Quiz: CMS 3, 4
Tarea para el lunes:
A. *Read Integrating culture as a means of improving treatment adherence
in the Latino population by K. M. ANTSHEL. (Children’s Hospital – Boston,
Harvard Medical School, USA) for July 13.
*Write 5 questions in Spanish to guide discussion with your classmates
about the article.
B. A Su Salud: Unidad 2a pg. 95-101
Week 2 (July 13 to 17).
Throughout the week we will be working with:
Complete Medical Spanish: Chapter 5,6,7, 8: Patient history, review of
systems, Pap smear, giving directions, tests, results and diagnosis. Ear
infections, asthma, dental care, dermatology, the pharmacy.
“A Su Salud” Unidad 2a: Alternative health practices, wellness, diet and
exercise, gang violence
“A Su Salud” Unidad 2b: High risk pregnancy, prenatal intake exam,
domestic violence
Monday July 13
CMS Chapter 5
A Su Salud: Unidad 2a
Group discussion: Article (tarea)
Tuesday July 14
9-10 AM meet in MSB E 350
10 AM to 12 PM SSPE. Meet at the Simulation Center (MSB E350)
Tarea:
Reflection SSPE experience. In Spanish, write a reflection about the
encounter with the patient. Summarize the case and analyze your
communication with the patient and any cultural observation. (Around 300
words)
Wednesday July 15
CMS Chapter 6
A Su Salud :Unidad 2a
*Share reflections
Short video
Tarea: Unidad 2b pg. 145-151
Thursday July 16
CMS Chapter 7
A Su Salud: Unidad 2b
*Quiz: CMS Chapters 5,6
Friday, July 17
CMS: Chapter 8
A Su Salud: Unidad 2b
Invited speaker
Tarea para el Lunes:
A Su Salud: Unidad 3a Pg. 187-193
Week 3 ( July 20 to 24)
Throughout the week we will be working with:
Complete Medical Spanish: Chapter 9, 10,11,12 dental exam, ophthalmologic
exam, pharmacy, STD’s, prenatal instructions, the delivery, high blood blood
pressure.
“A Su Salud” Unidad 3a: Child health, immunizations, informed consent,
workplace accidents.
“A Su Salud” Unidad 3b: HIV/AIDS, comunicable diseases.
Monday, July 20
CMS: Chapter 9
A Su Salud: Unidad 3a
*Quiz CMS 7, 8
Tuesday, July 21: MSB 350
9-10 AM
10 AM-12 PM: SSPE (Simulated Spanish Patient Encounters). Meet at
the Simulation Center (MSB E350).
Tarea para Miércoles:
Reflection on SSPE experience. In Spanish, write a reflection about the
encounter with the patient. Summarize the case and analyze your
communication with the patient and any cultural observation. (Around 300
words)
Wednesday July 22
CMS: Chapter 10
Share reflections
Short video
Tarea para el Jueves: A Su salud: Unidad 3b pg. 239-245
Thursday, July 23
CMS: Chapter 11
A Su Salud: Unidad 3b
*Quiz CMS 9, 10
Friday, July 24
Invited speaker
CMS Chapter 12
A Su Salud: Unidad 4a pg. 287-292
Week 4 (July 27 to 31)
Throughout the week we will be working with:
Complete Medical Spanish: Chapter 13,14. Neonatology,, pattern of growth and
development. Nursing. Psychiatry and psychology.
Chapter 15: Cultural competency/cross-cultural communication. Herbal
remedies, medicines, illnesses and symptoms
“A Su salud” Unidad 4a: Mental Health, substance abuse.
Monday, July 27
CMS: Chapter 13
A Su Salud: Unidad 4a
*Quiz CMS 11, 12
Tarea: A Su Salud: Unidad 4b pg. 331-336
Tuesday, July 28
CMS: Chapter 14
A Su Salud: Unidad 4b
Invited speaker: Maritza Dyers: Mental Health/ Substance abuse/ HIV/AIDS
Wednesday, July 29
CMS: Chapter 15
Share reflections
*Quiz: CMS Chapter 13, 14
Thursday, July 30
Final oral exam: Prepare a case.
Friday, July 31
Final written exam
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Attendance and participation 10%
7 Written quizzes- CMS 35%
SSPE 20%
Final oral exam (Casos) 20%
Final written exam 15%
Grade: Pass or Fail.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Texts:
Complete Medical Spanish by Joanna Rios and Jose Fernandez Torres, third
edition. McGraw-Hill’s
Recommended: A Su Salud! Spanish for Health Professionals by Christine E.
Cotton, Elizabeth Ely Tolman, and Julia Cardona Mack, Classroom Edition. Yale
University Press, 2010
Recommended: Spanish-English Medical Dictionary by Onyria Herrera McElroy
and Lola L. Grabb. Third Edition.Lippincott Williams& Wilkins.
Reference Materials
http://www.radioespacio.net/re145.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/personalhealthrecords.html
http://quizlet.com/subject/anatomy-spanish/
http://www.studyspanish.com/
http://www.practicingspanish.com/basics.html
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/
This syllabus is subject to changes through the course.