Preparing to Better Serve the Spanish-Speaking Patient

As an academic complement to their studies, both premed and medical students in different academic years and from different regions of the U.S. are participating in the UAG’s Medical Spanish Course.  This is a special program that is offered through the International Student Affairs Office in San Antonio, Texas.

Students in this course learn and/or improve their Spanish communication skills while dealing with Spanish-speaking patients.  This year medical students were placed in different clinics and hospitals so that the medical students could receive more clinical exposure at their level.  The UAG International Language Center in Guadalajara, the School of Medicine and the Program of Medicine in the Community are the entities that are responsible for the various phases of these courses.

            Courses are offered year-round but the spring and summer courses have been the most popular and fill up quickly.  For more information - contact.