Transcript Intensive Medical Spanish in Costa Rica

Intensive Medical
Spanish in Costa
Rica
January 6-20, 2013
Growing Population
• Hispanic population in the U.S. is greater
than 50 million
– 16.3% of the population
– 30% of the population by 2050
Need for Medical Spanish
• 19% of the U.S. Hispanic population
speak only Spanish
• 55% of the U.S. Hispanic population
have limited English proficiency
• Difficulty communicating with clinicians
results in poor patient education,
missed appointments, omitted
medications, etc.
Too few Spanish Speakers
• Lack of Hispanic health care providers
– Health care community is far less diverse
than the patient population
– Only 3% of nurses, and 4% of physicians
are native Spanish speakers
Why Medical Spanish?
• Allow for more effective communication
in the clinical setting
• Gain the confidence, compliance, and
loyalty of your Hispanic patients
• Expanded cultural awareness
Medical Spanish Seminar
Costa Rica 2012
• Dates: January 6th-20th
• Daily semi-private group classes (typically 2-3
students with a maximum of 4)
• Homestay (2 meals, laundry service, private room)
– Carefully screened and accustomed to having foreign
students
• Lectures on the Costa Rican health care system,
medicinal plants, etc.
• Volunteer / observation at local public clinics
• Multiple included excursions, and several optional
ones
• Cost will be in the range of $2,000.00
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
• Tourist destination:
Caribbean and Pacific
beaches, volcanoes,
rain forests, cloud
forests
• Stable democracy
• Excellent health care
system
• Low crime rate
• High standard of living
The School
• CPI or Centro Panamericano de Idiomas
– 20 years in the business
– Small classes
– Well-equipped facilities
– Affiliations with multiple U.S. universities
Goals
• Increase the student’s ability to
communicate in Spanish in a clinical
setting
• Provide a basis for the development of
foreign language competency
• Cultural proficiency: strategies for
tailoring health care delivery to meet
patients social, cultural, and linguistic
needs
More Information
• [email protected]
• Please email me if interested. We need
an initial head count to determine if this
trip is feasible.