Advanced Medical Spanish
Enrichment Elective
Spring 2010
ELEC 5206
Instructor:
Nayeli Rodulfo
Class:
Fridays from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Room Number
Varies each day - please see schedule below
E-mail:
rodulfo@uthscsa.edu
Website:
http://som.uthscsa.edu/AcademicEnhancement/medicalspanish.asp
A. Course Materials
Advanced Medical Spanish Manual. UTHSCSA Spring 2010.
Optional:
1. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. 2004. Medical Spanish made Incredibly Easy
(2nd edition).
2. Ortega, Pilar. 2006. Spanish and the Medical Interview. A Textbook for
Clinically Relevant Medical Spanish.
3. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. 2004. English and Spanish Medical Words
and Phrases (3rd edition).
B. Course Description
1 hr. sessions weekly at noon for 9 weeks
This course is designed to provide students with the specific medical vocabulary
and terminology necessary to communicate with and help treat Latino patients
with limited English proficiency. This class is restricted to students who have
previous knowledge of the Spanish language and have reached at least a
conversational level. The course will include specific vocabulary groups relating
to assessment and care of patients, vocabulary to establish rapport, and
discussions leading to cultural competencies. Students will be able to ask
questions and provide answers in common medical situations in Spanish,
conduct patient interviews, write medical histories, and learn how to conduct
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physical exams in Spanish. The students will be practicing their skills by working
in small groups with a standardized patient that is fluent in Spanish.
In addition, the students will have the opportunity of interviewing a real patient
from University Hospital under the supervision of a teaching assistant (except PT
students).
C. Course Objectives
At the end of the course the students will be able to do the following with a
Spanish-speaking patient only:
1) Inquire about the chief complaint of a patient.
2) Obtain the history of the complaint.
3) Complete the review of systems.
4) Obtain the pertinent personal and family antecedents.
5) Formulate a treatment plan that is culturally sensitive.
D. Course Credit
Students who attend 7 out of 9 classes or more will receive credit for having
taken the course. This credit will appear on your official transcript showing that
you took the course. At this time, only medical school students will be able to
receive credit for the course.
E. Homework Assignments
Students are expected to have read the material assigned before class.
F. Class Schedule (See Page 3)
Note: The instructor will announce any modification of the schedule in class
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Class Schedule
Week 1 – January 15th
ROOM: LIB 2.019 & 2.027 & 2.029
 Introduction to Course Syllabus and Materials
 History of Present Illness
 Past Medical History
 Past Surgical History
 Family History
 Social History
 Medication History
Week 2 – January 22nd
ROOM: 2.020 & 2.038 (underneath Subway)
 Respiratory System
Week 3 – January 29th
LECTURE ROOM: LIB 2.019 & 2.027 & 2.029
LAB ROOM: 2.020 & 2.038 (underneath Subway)
 Cardiovascular System
Week 4 – February 19th
ROOM: 2.020 & 2.038 (underneath Subway)
 Gastrointestinal System
 Urinary System
Week 5 – February 26th
ROOM: 2.020 & 2.038 (underneath Subway)
 Male Reproductive System
 Female Reproductive System
Week 6 – March 26th
LECTURE ROOM: LIB 2.019 & 2.027 & 2.029
LAB ROOM: 2.020 & 2.038 (underneath Subway)
 Musculoskeletal System
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Week 7 – April 2nd
LECTURE ROOM: LIB 2.019 & 2.027 & 2.029
LAB ROOM: 2.020 & 2.038 (underneath Subway)
 The Brain and the Nervous System
Week 8 – April 9th
ROOM: 2.020 & 2.038 (underneath Subway)
 Endocrine and Immune System
Week 9 – April 16th
LECTURE ROOM: LIB 2.019 & 2.027 & 2.029
LAB ROOM: 2.020 & 2.038 (underneath Subway)
Integumentary System
 Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
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