Our Medical Spanish program gives future doctors the skills needed overcome the challenges a language barrier can present when communicating with a patient.
With a gift from the Batten Educational Achievement Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, we established the Spanish Bilingual Clinician Certificate & Longitudinal Service Learning Program, incorporating curriculum recognized by the National Institutes of Health. Our aim is to increase the number of Spanish-speaking physicians in Hampton Roads.
Our medical and health professions students perform rotations with Spanish-speaking physicians, visit areas with Spanish-speaking populations and take part in a clinical Spanish immersion rotation for a capstone project.
For additional details on Medical Spanish, you can download the handout: HERE
You may also contact Sonia Deshmukh or Community-Engaged Learning for any additional questions.
Students, report your CEL hours: HERE
A small group of Medical Spanish students share Latino culture at a Cenar y Charlar event at Dr. Leader's home.