Spanish for Medical Professionals


Spanish for Medical Professionals

Course Code E2GSMP
Qualification Short Course
Payment Options Upfront & Payment Plans
Delivery Online & Correspondence
Duration 24 Hours

Prepare for any situation by bridging the communication gap between you, your patients, and worried family members. This course provides knowledge of basic medical phrases to help you better communicate with the Spanish-speaking community.


 

What do you do if a patient needs your help, but you can't understand them? What if you encounter worried family members, but aren't able to reassure them that everything will be fine? Those in the medical field can easily find themselves in such situations, and you want to be prepared. Medical Spanish courses are the perfect solution. This simple and enjoyable Spanish for Medical Professionals course will give you the basic tools you need to bridge the communication gap.

With increasing numbers of Spanish-speaking patients entering the healthcare system every year, it's more crucial than ever for health professionals to learn medical Spanish. What's more, adding Spanish skills to your resume can broaden your career horizons and give you an advantage over other healthcare workers. This course skips the "touristy" topics and focuses on the basic medical Spanish phrases you really need to know in a medical setting. Whether you're new to the language or just want a refresher, this medical Spanish class can help you. ¡Vamos! (Let's go!)

What you will learn

  • Basic Spanish, such as numbers, colors, directions, names for family members, and verb conjugation.
  • Spanish words and phrases for parts of the body, common medical problems, tests and procedures, treatments, medications, and diets.
  • How to talk about time, make appointments, communicate feelings, and assess a patient's mental status.
  • Different strategies for dealing with children, adults, and pregnant patients.

How you will benefit

  • Gain a strong foundation in basic medical Spanish that is transferable to any part of the country.
  • Better communicate with your patients and their families.
  • Add a new skill to your resume that will open the door to more opportunity.
  • Build on your foundation with further education, such as our Spanish for Medical Professionals II course or our Speed Spanish series.

Outline

Speaking, Spelling, and Counting in Spanish

¡Bienvenidos! (Welcome!) In this lesson, you'll master the building blocks of Spanish. First, you'll discover how easy it is to spell and pronounce words en español. After that, you'll learn how to count from 0 to 19.

Words for Talking About People

La familia is central to Latin American life, and family members play a key role in a patient's medical care as well. In this lesson, you'll learn the Spanish words for those family members, and pick up some handy phrases for conversing with patients and their families. In addition, the lesson will talk about pronouns and explore the role of gender in Spanish.

Colors, Directional Words, and Numbers From 20 to 199

In this lesson, you'll power up your Spanish vocabulary by learning the words for colors and directions. In addition, you'll find out how to count all the way to 199—and you'll learn six handy prepositions to beef up your sentence-building power.

Easy Verbs

As a medical professional, you're always in action—so you'll want lots of action words in your Spanish repertoire! To help you master those verbs effortlessly, this lesson will introduce you to a super-simple conjugation system that uses only three tenses (present, easy past, and easy future). In addition, you'll look at two interesting verbs that mean "to be:" ser and estar.

Words for Describing the Body and Medical Conditions

In this lesson, you'll start zeroing in on the medical Spanish you need to know. You'll begin by taking a look at the parts of the body and learning the words for everything from teeth to toes. After that, you'll peek inside the body and study the internal organs. Finally, you'll delve into the Spanish vocabulary for common medical conditions.

At the Doctor's Office

These lessons cover pregnancy, labor, and delivery. Then, you'll move on to pediatrics and explore words related to young patients. Moving on to adults, you'll look at words for discussing cancer symptoms, tests, and treatments, and explore ways to assess the mental status of a patient. In addition, you'll look at Spanish words for various diets, and finally, you'll discover the little word "hay" and find out why it packs a powerful punch.

Emergency!

In an emergency, every second counts—and this lesson's vocabulary words can help you respond quickly in medical crises involving Spanish-speaking patients. In addition, you'll learn words for describing medical tests, treatments, and procedures, so you can inform and reassure patients receiving care in the emergency room. Finally, you'll look at terms you can use to talk with patients and their families about medications.

The Examining Room

Most patients have routine symptoms and ailments, and in this lesson you'll add more words to your vocabulary for discussing these common medical problems. In addition, you'll look at words for instructing patients during a medical exam and then finish the lesson by expanding your toolkit of Spanish words with some new adjectives.

On the Patient Care Floor

In this lesson, you'll visit the patient care floors and learn words for everything from bedpans to pillows to call buttons. You'll also discover lots of new words for talking about time and find out how to explain visiting hours to your Spanish-speaking patients. Finally, you'll explore words for feelings—something that will help you soothe patients when they're sad and celebrate with them when they're happy.

Admitting and Discharge

Patients are constantly coming and going—and that means it's a good idea to know Spanish words for admitting and discharging them! In this lesson, you'll learn a new set of verbs that will help you talk with patients when they're arriving or leaving. In addition, you'll look at words for talking about insurance and payments.

Words for Talking About Pregnancy and Pediatric Care

This lesson starts with a look at the youngest patients who visit a doctor's office or hospital: the ones who aren't even born yet. After learning about pregnancy, labor, and delivery, you'll move on to pediatrics and explore words for making your young patients and their parents feel informed and comfortable. As a bonus, the lesson will talk about words that'll get you out of a bind if you don't understand what a Spanish-speaking patient is saying.

Vocabulary for Assisting Adult Patients

In this lesson, you'll finish your journey through the ages and stages of life by learning about adult patients. You'll look at words for discussing cancer symptoms, tests, and treatments, and explore ways to assess the mental status of a patient en español. In addition, you'll look at Spanish words for all those diets your patients love so much: low-salt, low-fat, low-cholesterol, and more! Finally, you'll discover the little word "hay" and find out why it packs a powerful punch.

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites to take this course.

Finance options

If you are an Irish citizen you may be eligible to receive financial support, meaning you can defer payment of your course fees. Additionally, if you are a resident of Ireland, you may also be eligible to receive a student grant under the Student Grant Scheme

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