Medical Spanish Classes in Argentina

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Throughout the year, Trimester, Winter 
Dates: Any Time

Description: Elebaires is located in the heart of Buenos Aires, the lively capital of Argentina where we will create many opportunities for you to discover our country along with its beautiful destinations, unique traditions and cultures. We offer Special Programs such as Business Spanish, Spanish and Medicine and Spanish and Tango as well as customized content courses. We also offer excursions, support services, social and cultural activities, skill workshops such as tango and winetasting, local homestays with Argentine students or families. Supplemental services also include internship and volunteer placements to complement courses and provide additional opportunities for linguistic and cultural immersion. At Elebaires you will discover Argentina both inside and outside of the classroom.

During the Elebaires Spanish and Medicine Program health professionals, faculty, and medical students will develop their Spanish conprehension and communication skills in order to prepare themselves for actual, real-life situations that can occur in their vocational environment. They will learn basic medical Spanish vocabulary, grammatical structures and general language functions in order to familiarize themselves with specific social and health system Spanish. They will also live with a local family and have the option of complimenting their Spanish course with an internship placement in their medical field of choice.

Spanish Course Contents:

* Specific vocabulary regarding prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, diseases, etc.
* Information regarding grammar and the functions of language structures are incorporated into every lesson.
* In order to make the classes more realistic and useful, simulation workshops and role plays will take place as supplementary activities.
* Additionally, students read medical texts and fill out and write medical documentation. Images and videos related to health will also be used in the course.
* General knowledge of the national health care system. Medicine, nursing and other medical fields of study in Argentina. The public and private health system in Argentina.

Highlights: Program Overview and Additional Options:

* Meet with a Health Colleague: Elebaires can put you in touch with a medical professional from your same field.
* Medical Center Outtings: There will be two or three visits to medical centers in the city (public and private hospitals, clinics, etc).
* Accommodation: Students will live in a homestay with a local Argentine family in order to achieve true cultural and linguistic immersion while in Argentina and to have as much opportunity to practice Spanish as possible.

Internship: The school can coordinate an internship placement in one of the city´s medical centers in such fields as cardiology, neurology, kidney specialists, respiratory diseases, general medicine, infectuous diseases, and emergency medicine. The minimum time commitment for an internship is 4 weeks.   

Support Services:
* Airport Pickup, Cell Phone Rental, 24/7 Emergency Contact, Language Partner and WiFi
* Weekend Excursions and Day Trips
* Weekly Social and Cultural Activities

Degree Level: Masters Degree

Minimum Education: Bachelors

Cost in US$: Please check web site for prices

Experience Required: yes

Must have some undergrad experience in medical field

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Argentina Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

ELEBAIRES - Spanish Courses in Buenos Aires's Mission Statement: Elebaires is located in the heart of Buenos Aires, the lively capital of Argentina where we will create many opportunities for you to discover our country along with its beautiful destinations, unique traditions and cultures. At ELEBAIRES we are made up of a team of university-educated academics that have oriented their careers towards teaching our native Spanish language. We believe that it is necessary to offer a unique space for foreign students, tourists, professionals or entrepreneurs that want to acquire and familiarize themselves with Latin American language and culture.

Year Founded: 2005