Online Graduate Certificate in Spanish for Healthcare Professionals

医护人员带着听诊器与西班牙妇女交谈.

 

 

十大玩彩信誉平台 现代与古典语言文学系 in the 文理学院 offers a fully online graduate certificate program tailored for 学生 in the 大学 of Nursing, Allied Health and Medicine, as well 对于整个地区的医疗保健专业人员来说. 关注多个维度 of effective communication (language-related, cultural and ethical), the program prepares learners to serve the growing monolingual Spanish-speaking and limited English populations (LEP)在美国. 四门课程可以在三到四年内完成 学期.

医疗保健专业人员为什么要学习西班牙语?

美国的拉丁裔人口.S. 预计在未来50年翻一番, while the proportion of Latino physicians is expected to decrease over the same 时间间隔. 的 goal of the Graduate Certificate in Spanish for Healthcare Professionals is to train current and future generations of healthcare providers to establish effective 他们与讲西班牙语的病人关系融洽. 证书课程包括 12 credit hours and will support clinicians, nurses, administrators and other professionals serving monolingual Spanish-speaking and LEP (Limited English Proficiency) patients. 的 coursework for this certificate is fully online, which benefits healthcare 学生 and practitioners across the region, and can be completed in three to four 学期.

申请的最后期限

Fall 2023: Registration Opens April 10 (Semester Starts August 22)

*名额有限.

▼入学要求
的 Graduate Certificate in Spanish for Healthcare Professionals is only for graduate 学生. 申请人必须具有本科学位.
▼证书说明

的 four-course program is for current and future healthcare professionals interested in building or expanding their Spanish-language and cultural skills. 每个类构建 on language and vocabulary at the same time as medical terminology. 除了语言 proficiency the program also equips 学生 with the requisite cultural competency to treat Spanish-speaking patient populations with  sensitivity and respect in a diverse 医疗保健设置. 该证书将由12个学分组成 three fully online courses and by doing a practicum at a 十大玩彩信誉平台-approved healthcare facility either within the United States or in a Spanish-speaking country. 程序分解如下:

 

LG 511 Introductory Spanish for Healthcare Professionals : 3 credit hours 

LG 512 Intermediate Spanish for Healthcare Professionals: 3 credit hours 

LG 513 Advanced  Spanish for Healthcare Professionals: 3 credit hours 

LG 514 Practicum Spanish for Healthcare Professionals: 3 credit hours 

你会学到什么

学生 will develop both spoken and written language competency in Spanish. 他们 will learn to establish and maintain clear, precise and effective conversations with 你的LEP患者的西班牙语. 学生还将学习如何有效、清晰、有效地写作 precise case histories, prescriptions and other relevant reports across a wide spectrum 用西班牙语描述常见的医疗场景.

While in the certificate program, 学生 will acquire cultural competency on economic, 西班牙语人口的社会和文化方面. 他们将通过获取来实现这一目标 familiarity with social and cultural issues that may influence the overall well-being of Hispanic patients and also shaping these patients' responses to the treatment protocols. 学生 will also be able to identify how cultural beliefs and practices shape ethical 西班牙语世界的考虑. 学生将学习如何使用这些工具 分析道德困境的洞察力. 通过实习,学生们 will apply the acquired language and cultural skills in a healthcare facility serving 讲西班牙语的病人群体.

▼项目师资

Dr. 卓娅汗
西班牙语科科长 
zkhan@vupmall.com
电话:(251)461-1360

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▼媒体报道 

Over the three years of its existence, the graduate Certificate in Spanish for Healthcare 职业影响了许多人的生活. 很高兴看到证书 帮助医疗保健提供者更好地与患者沟通.  这里有两个例子: 

1. Spanish certificate program helps 美国健康 providers connect with patients

2. 美国健康 Physician Shares Perspective as Student in 南’s New Spanish for Healthcare 专业人员研究生证书课程