Page Content

Courses for enrolled students.

Medical American Sign Language (ASL)

Longitudinal | Selective

ASL is the 5th most used language in the United States and is the primary language of many Americans who are hearing impaired. Studying medical ASL will promote better awareness of this community.


  • Location: Arizona, Minnesota
  • Format: Hybrid
  • Type: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Courses for enrolled students.

Medical Etymology

Longitudinal | Selective

Most medical terms are derived from etymological roots of Greek or Latin origin. It is therefore both advantageous and valuable to familiarize oneself with these roots, as this knowledge will provide its possessor with added context in the art of navigating through the immense medical lexicon.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: Hybrid
Courses for enrolled students.

Medical Genetics

1-2 weeks, 3-8 weeks | Selective

Students are given the opportunity to observe and participate 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, including inborn errors of metabolism.


  • Location: Florida
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical
Courses for enrolled students.

Medical Genetics

1-2 weeks, 3-8 weeks | Selective

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.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical
Courses for enrolled students.

Medical Humanities Reading

1-2 weeks | Selective

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.


  • Location: Arizona, Florida, Minnesota
  • Format: Virtual
  • Type: Humanities in Medicine
Courses for enrolled students.

Medical Oncology

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.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical
Courses for enrolled students.

Medical 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.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Courses for enrolled students.

Medical Spanish

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.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Courses for enrolled students.

Medical Spanish for Beginners

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.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: Hybrid
Courses for enrolled students.

Military Medicine in Austere Environments

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.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person