SPAN 175 - Medical Spanish

Credits: 4

This course will enable students in the medical fields to communicate with the increasing Spanish-speaking population. The course has a Spanish grammar component, an introduction to cultural awareness in health care and basic vocabulary needed for communication pertinent to medical issues, such as general expressions used to gather basic information from a patient, parts of the body and description of symptoms. Open to Decker Nursing Students and students in related pre- med programs with instructor approval. May not be used as a prerequisite for other SPAN courses. Offered regularly.