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Health Professionals, Learn Spanish Online!

Patient & Caregiver
These two courses will be offered again in early 2013; exact dates to be announced soon.

A key to delivering great healthcare and having satisfied patients is the communication between the staff and their Spanish-speaking patients. Miscommunication can cause misdiagnosis, poor treatment decisions, lack of trust, decreased patient satisfaction, missed appointments and noncompliance. Understanding basic Spanish and the cultural concerns encountered in a medical setting can grow a practice while ensuring better quality care.

Two online courses in Medical Spanish allow you to learn Spanish when and where it is convenient for you. Online conversations and one-to-one access to the native Spanish-speaking instructor will ensure your success as you receive individualized instruction that is typically only found in a classroom setting.

  •  Learn basic, practical and culturally-appropriate communication skills.

  • You choose:  Take Level I if you have little or no Spanish language skills. Start at Level II if you have some basic Spanish language skills.

  • Complete work and participate on any day, at any time within each module's timeframe.

  • Have one-to-one online conversations with the instructor to address your specific needs and questions related to your unique situation.



Course Description:Medical worker using computer

This intense introductory course is designed to help health care providers better communicate and serve their Spanish-speaking clients with limited English proficiency.  Students will learn basic, culturally appropriate communication skills in Spanish for a variety of health-related situations.

Each 7-week online course offers busy healthcare professionals the advantage of completing coursework on their own schedule, when it is convenient for them. The cost of each course is $475, or you may take both courses for $799. Upon successful completion of each 7-week course (Level I or II), students will earn 3.0 CEUs. A Certificate of Basic Medical Spanish Proficiency is awarded upon completion of Level II.

Medical professional with computer    
   
   Dates:

    Level I: TBA
    (for those with no or limited Spanish)

     Level II: TBA
     (for those with some basic Spanish)

 

 

Objectives:

  • Understand how cultural beliefs may impact health care

  • Communicate in a variety of basic, culturally sensitive, personal and health related contexts

  • Understand native Spanish speakers who speak slowly

  • Complete simple writing assignments, such as filling out forms or providing directions

  • Understand when to use a qualified interpreter 

  • Gather resources for continued success in dealing with Spanish-speaking clients

Instructor Engracia Schuster


The Instructor:

Engracia Schuster is a native Spanish speaker with twenty years of experience teaching college-level Spanish.

She has taught online Spanish courses for the last four years and has Master's degrees in Spanish Language, Literature and Linguistics and in Foreign Language Education.

Join us for one or both 7-week online course(s) to gain a working knowledge of the Spanish language and cultural information that will help you deliver more effective healthcare to your Spanish-speaking patients. Register early - class size is limited.

Register using one of the following options: 

  • Register online

  • Download our PDF Registration Form and mail to: SUNY Oswego Metro Center, 2 Clinton Square, The Atrium Building, Suite 115,  Syracuse, NY 13202 or send via secure fax to 315.399.4107

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SUNY Oswego Metro Center
Phone 315.399.4100 | Fax 315.399.4107 | metro@oswego.edu
The Atrium, 2 Clinton Square | Syracuse, New York 13202

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