Intensive Spanish course + Medical Spanish
This course consists of an intensive group Spanish course (20 hours per week) plus 10 hours per week of private (1:1 or 2:1) medical Spanish.
Designed for medical practitioners (doctors, nurses, care-workers, etc.) who need to use Spanish in their workplace, the course focuses on improving your linguistic competency in a wide range of health care contexts and situations.
The programme includes an optional visit to a Health Center, or encounters with Spanish speaking doctors or nurses.
Example programmes
Below are examples of a typical study programme for intermediate and advanced level students:
Intermediate level
Students at this level will achieve a basic competency in Spanish that will allow them to communicate successfully in most health situations at primary assistance level.
Students learn to
- receive, orientate and inform a patient or visitor
- participate in a basic discussion within the health aid activity
- establish and confirm an appointment or interview
- take notes of a telephone conversation or an interview with a patient
- understand straightforward professional explanations or instructions
- make and maintain telephone contacts, etc.
Other topics covered may include:
- the elaboration and understanding of health documents and health administration systems
- understanding patients medical history and admission details
- understanding basic medical texts
- writing notes and messages, completing questionnaires or forms
- knowing how to explain a blood analysis, etc.
The organisation of different health systems may also be covered.
Advanced level
At this level students develop an increasingly accurate use of Spanish, develop their oral fluency and improve their pronunciation.
Students will be learn to:
- understand and expand oral and written messages from almost any register in a health care context
- communicate with patients directly, or by telephone
- discuss and debate subjects of interest such as current healthcare policies
- look up, order or transfer information and data
- reply to complaints
- comprehend and compile hospital documents (diagnostic samples, surgery plans etc.)
Subjects may include clinics and hospitals, internal medicine, diagnosis and treatment, surgery, the operating theatre, pre-operative and post-operative care, etc., as well as the organisation of different health systems
Other levels
If neither of the above are your level, however, we can also offer you a tailor-made programme to suit your level and needs.
Starting dates
- Any Monday throughout the year
Prices per person per week
- Intensive Spanish course + 1:1 Medical Spanish 520.00 US$
- Intensive Spanish course + 2:1 Medical Spanish 395.00 US$
Note that there is no registration fee for our courses.
Included: Access to all the school facilities.
