Students are given the opportunity to observe in the evaluation of patients (and their families) with birth defects, inherited diseases or complex medical conditions that are suspected to have a genetic component.
Students spend a week reading and reflecting on medical humanities writings. The books you select should be related to the medical humanities themes that give you insight into the human condition, suffering, personhood, resilience, historical or personal perspectives on medical practice, etc.
Students see patients in various stages of malignant disease and have an opportunity to actively participate in discussions concerning the evaluation and assessment of new drugs and modalities in the management of patients with malignant disease.
The Medical Spanish Longitudinal Selective is an opportunity to gain and practice the skills required to communicate and connect with Spanish-speaking patients in the clinical setting. Sessions will include demonstrations and practice with the use of interpreters, interactive grammar practice, building medical vocabulary, practice building rapport with Spanish-speaking patients, as well as practicing taking histories, physical exams, and discussing treatment plans in Spanish.
Learn to communicate more successfully with Spanish-speaking patients by improving your Medical Spanish skills through interactive grammar practice, practice obtaining histories and physical exams in Spanish, as well as learning how to use interpreters in the clinical setting effectively.
The primary objective of the class is to enhance medical students’ ability to communicate with Spanish speaking patients so that they can build a better relationship with their patients and put them more at ease in the provider-patient role.
The Distinction in Medical Spanish is a formalized path for medical students with advanced to Native Spanish proficiency to become bilingual English-Spanish physicians. This distinction track seeks to advance MCASOM’s efforts to develop physicians capable of providing quality, patient-centered care to diverse patient populations and help reduce health disparities by increasing the number of Spanish-speaking physicians in the U.S.
Medical Spanish for Beginners is a longitudinal selective that gives students an opportunity to learn the basics of Spanish with a focus on communicating and connecting with Spanish-speaking patients in a clinical setting. This selective, designed for students with little or no prior experience with the language.
Students participate in a course that trains medical professionals, military, and first responders in limited resource medical care. Curriculum delivered will be a combination of didactic presentations, case presentations, hands-on skills stations, simulations, and Procedural Skills Lab activities.