A Multidisciplinary Approach: Teaching Medical Spanish to Medical Students Using Role-play

2020-10-21 medical education Title + abstract only

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IntroductionThe Hispanic community is the most rapidly growing minority group in the United States, making up 18.1% of the population, with 40% reporting limited English proficiency. To address this need, many health sciences institutions have implemented medical Spanish courses to increase Spanish proficiency among future healthcare providers. Although interactive courses have shown efficacy in teaching field-related terminology, barriers to medical Spanish curriculum implementation persist. Ou...