Course Catalog

 
06-409H MEDICAL AND CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH
Department MEDICINE Campus Huntsville
Course Type(s) Co-enrolled Elective Facility UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
Course Director ROGER D SMALLIGAN, MD, MPH Enrollment Limit 15
Contact LANITA CARTER, PhD Enrollment Minimum 5
Email lanitacarter@uabmc.edu Address UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
301 Governors Dr SW, Suite 313A
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone (256) 551-4432 Fax (256) 551-4451
Weeks
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Prerequisites Eligibility: MS3 and MS4 Huntsville Campus students in good academic standing (not on probation). Please consider your schedule carefully as co-enrolled course requirements are entirely independent of your other academic responsibilities. Co-enrolled elective courses offer 2 weeks' elective credit each; a student may receive a maximum of only 4 weeks' elective credit from co-enrolled courses. STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO BE ENROLLED IN ONLY ONE CO-ENROLLED COURSE AT A TIME. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description This course will focus on helping students improve their conversational Spanish as a critical building block towards being able to communicate with Spanish speaking patients and family members in a medical setting. The course is designed for students who have only a basic prior exposure or knowledge of Spanish. There will be an introduction and review of practical vocabulary, expressions, medical terminology and cultural aspects of communicating with native Spanish speakers. Students will be expected to practice speaking Spanish with one another in class and with invited assistants and guests. Students with more advanced Spanish knowledge are also welcome to participate and improve on their medical terminology as well. The Spanish educational telenovela "Destinos" will be viewed together as a group for several minutes towards the beginning of each class to provide some practical exposure and scenarios on which further discussion and practice sessions will be based. Learning Objectives: This course will help medical students develop or improve their basic communication skills when interacting with Spanish speaking patients and/or family members. Students will learn how to appropriately greet someone in Spanish, and how to perform a basic medical interview in Spanish. Students should finish the course with an expanded Spanish vocabulary, be able to understand and express important basic concepts related to common medical conditions in Spanish. Unique aspects of Hispanic culture should also be understood and appreciated including the importance of greetings and body language.
Where To Report Class meets on Tuesday evenings at 4:00-6:00 pm.
For specific course meeting dates and details, see syllabus to be provided by course director.
Requirements Students should attend all classes as per co-enrolled guidelines and participate actively in the interactive portions of the class. Students should complete any worksheets distributed prior to arrival to the next class. Students will need to record in some fashion common words and phrases for review on their own – this may be in a notebook, on a smart phone or on the student’s personal computer but should be easily accessible to facilitate review and use during the week as able. The final grade will be pass/fail based on attendance and participation.
Evaluation Pass/Fail; based on attendance and participation
Notes Class meets on Tuesday evenings at 4:00-6:00 pm.
For specific course meeting dates and details, see syllabus to be provided by course director.