Spanish for Health Professionals (SPA 151) is designed to give you a fundamental background in Spanish that is spoken in health settings, while teaching students about Hispanic culture and the current situation of Hispanics in Lexington. Through role-play situations, readings, vocabulary exercises, projects, oral interviews, etc., students will learn to communicate, in Spanish, in a wide range of situations pertinent to health careers. This is a 100-level introductory course designed to promote a wide array of situations and vocabulary. While this course will begin with an overview of some basic grammatical principles of Spanish, we will continually relate all material to the health context.

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Topics Covered Include:

• Basic Spanish (greeting patients, saying goodbye, identifying yourself...)
• Scheduling appointments
• Gathering patient histories
• Diet and nutrition
• Diseases
• Trauma
• First Aid
• Pediatrics
• Physical examination
• Surgery instruments, procedure
• Cancer and Aids. Sexually transmitted diseases
• Men´s and Women´s health
• Prenatal care
• Social and mental health
• Drug addiction. Alcoholism
• Elder care
• Dental health