1-2 weeks, 3-8 weeks | Selective
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.
Longitudinal | Selective
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.
Longitudinal | Global Health, Selective
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.
Longitudinal | Global Health, Selective
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.
Longitudinal | Distinction Track
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.
Longitudinal | Selective
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.
1-2 weeks | Global Health, Selective
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.
Longitudinal | Selective
Let go of expectations and be here now as you explore mindfulness in a supportive, fun environment amongst friends. Learn to notice and be with what is because this moment is all there is.
Academic LOA | Dual Degree
Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (MPET) is a field that melds discovery of basic biological mechanisms with translation of those findings into understanding the molecular basis for disease and the discovery/development of novel therapies for human disease.
3-8 weeks | Selective
The Neighborhood Christian Clinic is a faith-based healthcare organization that provides care to uninsured patients in Phoenix, AZ. This selective provides the clerkship/post-clerkship phase student the opportunity to develop their ability to evaluate and manage acute and chronic illnesses seen in the primary care setting. Students will be encouraged to use a holistic approach to promote healthy lifestyles.
