Medical Spanish

Medical Spanish is an elective course for MD and MSPA students to engage in 40-hours of medical Spanish curriculum through an online platform then solidify their knowledge through workshops for practical dialogue with faculty members at Stanford Medicine in multiple subspecialties who have native Spanish fluency. Students take part in online curriculum that is differentiated into 3 proficiency levels, therefore all levels of learners from beginners to native speakers are encouraged to participate. The online content covers over 36 medical specialties to provide a broad base of clinically relevant knowledge. The platform has validated pedagogy to meet the needs of individual learners with clinical scenarios that are relevant to medical engagements across all disciplines and inclusive of a culturally relevant approach to clinical care. Subspecialty faculty will lead the language workshops: Dr. Reena Thomas, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology; Dr. Matias Bruzoni, Associate Professor of Surgery; Dr. Katherine Bianco, Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. Felipe Perez, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; Dr. Cesar Padilla Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology. Dr. Cesar Padilla will also be leading standardized patient encounters for students to practice their medical Spanish skills.