Course Catalog

 
STP2160 UAB SPANISH INTERPRETER EXPERIENCE
Department MEDICAL EDUCATION Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Special Topic Facility UAB Medical Center
Course Director JAMES H. WILLIG, MD Enrollment Limit 1
Contact MIKE BELUE Enrollment Minimum 1
Email mbelue@uab.edu Address VH 633, zip 0019
Phone (205) 639-9956 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 6-6, 17-17, 44-44
Prerequisites * * * WRITTEN APPROVAL REQUIRED * * * Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Spanish language. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description Student will follow and observe UAB Interpreters as they provide translations between Spanish-speaking patients and physicians throughout many different services in the UAB Hospital system. Students will have the opportunity to see first- hand the barriers encountered between patients and physicians and hospital staff that speak different languages. Learning Objectives: 1) Observe the language barriers faced while providing care to Spanish-speaking patients. 2) Obtain a better understanding of the processes and efforts that go into providing translating services. 3) Obtain exposure to native Spanish-speakers and the manner in which medical issues are explained to them. 4) Foster culture awareness of the differences between patients from various Spanish-speaking countries and regions.
Where To Report TBD. Consult Course Contact.
Requirements 500-700 word essay on what was observed and learned during week. Be present Mon-Fri: minimum - all assigned appointments (on-call optional).
Evaluation Pass/Fail. Essay in Spanish.
Notes For approval to enroll in course, contact Mike Belue.