Spanish for Medical Professionals

Are you frustrated by the communication gap that can occur between you and your Spanish-speaking patients? If you answered yes, this Spanish class - designed specifically for healthcare professionals - will help you bridge that gap. You will practice the basic, practical language skills needed to effectively communicate with your Spanish-speaking patients and their families. You will learn the basics of the language, gain an understanding of the culture, and know how to ask the questions crucial to quality healthcare.

Whether you speak some Spanish and need a refresher, or speak no Spanish, you will complete the course with the skills you will need to effectively communicate with your Spanish-speaking patients.

NOTE: Students will also need to order an eBook for under $15, or the paperback book version. Students will purchase (on their own) McGraw-Hill Education Complete Medical Spanish, 3rd Edition: ISBN-13: 978-0071841887. The eBook version is available at Barnesandnoble.com. You can also purchase the paperback book version if you wish, available from numerous sources including Amazon.

Prerequisites

What you will learn

• Unit 1
  Introduction to Vocabulary
  
  Colors, nationalities, professions
  Alphabet
  Vowels and Consonants
  Months and Days of the Week
  Numbers 1 - 31
  The verb to be, ‘ser’
• Unit 2
  The verb to have
  
  Describe possessions
  Describing feelings, pain or ailment
  Verb to be: Estar
  Location, position, and state of being
  Asking questions such as who, what, where, when and how
• Unit 3
  Vocabulary: Parts of the body
  
  Foods
  Adjectives and Adverbs
  Idiomatic Expressions
  Conjugating regular “AR” “ER” and “IR” verbs
  Asking and answering, “Who” - “What” - “Where” questions
• Unit 4
  Medical Terminology
  
  Parts of the body
  Symptoms and injuries
  Medical emergencies
  First aid
  Medications
  Common Illnesses
• Unit 5
  Medical Vocabulary and Power Verbs
  
  Family members
  Illnesses, Types of food, Utensils, Diet
  Review numbers 30 -100
  Review Days of the week
  Key Power Verbs
  Present Perfect Tense
  Present Progressive Tense
• Unit 6
  Direct Objects
  
  Personal “A”
  More irregular verbs
  More stem-changing verbs
  Imperative Tense
• Unit 7
  Grammar & Tenses
  
  Near Future
  Reflexive Tense
  Possessive Adjectives
  Beware of Direct Translation
• Unit 8
  Medical terms review
  
  Parts of the body and taking vital signs
  More Present Progressive
  Review Imperative mood or command
  The Past tense, regular verbs
  Physical exam, neurological exam, giving instructions and directions
  Tests- blood, urine, sputum, skin, x-rays, results & diagnosis

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.