Turrialba: Medical Program

Contact: Dr. Maria Eugenia Villalata
Location: Hospital William Allen Turrialba, Costa Rica about 15 minutes outside of central Turrialba.

Program Overview
This Medical Spanish program was developed to help Medical professionals and students improve their knowledge of Spanish as it pertains to their profession. By combining class exercises and specialized vocabulary we have created the most comprehensive program of its kind. Every day students will be given specific vocabulary to study as well as in class participation which will reinforce those new words and terms. In this program students will have the opportunity for visitations to the local hospital, nursing home, orphanage and lactation clinic. Students wishing to do the Medical Spanish program must be enrolled in classes for a minimum of two weeks.

Duties/Responsibilities
Once a week, students on the Medical Spanish program will visit either the main Turrialba hospital, nursing home, orphanage or lactation clinic. Students will primarily be asked to observe during appointments and patient evaluations.

Classroom curriculum for Medical Spanish
AEC Spanish Institute has a specific medical curriculum that will be handed out to all students on the program. All students on the Medical Spanish program will be given daily vocabulary and activities designed specifically to deal with medical terminology and situations. Students will also have additional homework assignments that will help reinforce the lessons learned in the classroom as well as during their clinical visitation.

Medical Spanish students need to bring a nice change of clothes for when they visit the hospital. They need to bring some identification with them as well as a white overcoat that they can wear visiting the hospital. We would also ask that you bring down any English language medical posters, brochures or pamphlets that might help in the exchange with their Costa Rican counterparts.

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