CHAMPS offers medical Spanish language training for clinicians at Region VIII health centers each April.

These trainings are intensive, conversational, and medical Spanish workshops consisting of medical dialogues, role-plays, visual aids, cross-cultural discussions, and daily practice. The course curriculum provides an experience of immersion learning, an approach that is highly suitable for those with limited time, and who must use their new language skills immediately with their Spanish-speaking patients. All Spanish Language for Health Care Professionals courses are held via Zoom.

All 2024 Spanish Language for Healthcare Providers courses have now concluded.
Please check back at the end of the year for 2025 dates.

Details about each course can be found below:

FOUR-DAY MEDICAL SPANISH LANGUAGE FOR BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE SPEAKERS

Dates/Times: Four half-days (mornings) with optional tutoring/extra practice offered each afternoon; check back at the end of 2024 for 2025 dates.

Location: This course is only available online.

Target Audience: The course is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other medical personnel. Other healthcare professionals are welcome to attend; however, it is important to note that only a limited amount of time is spent on terminology for other disciplines such as oral and behavioral health.

Course Description: This four-day course is an intensive conversational and medical Spanish workshop consisting of medical dialogues, role-plays, visual aids, cross-cultural discussions, and daily practice. The course curriculum provides an experience of immersion learning. This approach is highly suitable for those with limited time who must use their new language skills immediately with their Spanish-speaking patients.

Beginner and intermediate skill levels will be offered, with separate classes for each level. Ríos Associates will determine which skill level is appropriate for applicants based on participants’ completed self-assessment forms. A beginner level and an intermediate level will be offered and the levels will be set depending on the skill levels of the participants who register. Although quite rare, if it is not possible to offer the needed skill level for an individual, full tuition will be refunded.

TWO-DAY SPANISH LANGUAGE FOR ORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS

Dates/Times: Two half-days (mornings) with optional practice offered each afternoon; check back at the end of 2024 for 2025 dates.

Location: This course is only available online.

Target Audience: The course is intended for dentists, orthodontists, dental hygienists, and other clinical dental personnel with beginner Spanish language skills.

Course Description: This two-day course is an intensive conversational and oral medical Spanish workshop consisting of dental dialogues, role-plays, visual aids, cross-cultural discussions, and daily practice. The course curriculum provides an experience of immersion learning. This approach is highly suitable for those with limited time who must use their new language skills immediately with their Spanish-speaking patients.

This two-day intensive will offer a single class for oral health providers. Complete beginner speakers and those with some Spanish language skills may attend this course. Speakers may be separated by skill level for small group work. Ríos Associates will determine whether this course is appropriate for applicants based on participants’ completed self-assessment forms. Oral health professionals with intermediate and advanced Spanish language skills are invited to attend the four-day intermediate or two-day advanced skills course.

TWO-DAY SPANISH LANGUAGE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS

Dates/Times: Two half-days (mornings) with optional practice offered each afternoon; check back at the end of 2024 for 2025 dates.

Location: This course is only available online.

Target Audience: The course is intended for psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health counselors, social workers, addiction counselors, and other behavioral health personnel with intermediate to advanced Spanish language skills. Additionally, this course is good for medical providers with intermediate to advanced Spanish skills who would like to learn behavioral health terminology.

Course Description: This two-day course is an intensive conversational and Behavioral Health Spanish workshop consisting of medical dialogues, role-plays, cross-cultural discussions, and practice. The course curriculum provides an experience of immersion learning. This approach is highly suitable for those with limited time who must use their new language skills immediately with their Spanish-speaking patients.

Intermediate to advanced skill levels may participate in this combined classroom. Ríos Associates will determine whether this course is appropriate for applicants based on participants’ completed self-assessment forms. Behavioral Health Providers with beginner Spanish language skills are invited to attend the traditional four-day course.

TWO-DAY MEDICAL SPANISH LANGUAGE FOR ADVANCED SPEAKERS

Dates/Times: Two half-days (mornings) with optional practice offered each afternoon; check back at the end of 2024 for 2025 dates.

Location: This course is only available online.

Target Audience: The course is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other clinical personnel with advanced Spanish language skills.

Course Description: This two-day course is an intensive conversational and medical Spanish workshop consisting of medical dialogues, role-plays, visual aids, cross-cultural discussions, and daily practice. The course curriculum provides an experience of immersion learning. This approach is highly suitable for those with limited time who must use their new language skills immediately with their Spanish-speaking patients.

This two-day intensive will offer only the advanced skill level. Ríos Associates will determine whether this course is appropriate for applicants based on participants’ completed self-assessment forms. Medical professionals with beginner and intermediate Spanish language skills are invited to attend the traditional four-day course.

If you have any questions, please contact the CHAMPS Clinical Quality Improvement Director.