Medical Spanish Course

  Costa Rica

• Central Pacific Coast: 
Manuel Antonio

Dates: Through the year

Description: To Doctors, Nurses, Midwives, Physical Therapists, Medical Students, Dentists, using our own books design to teach medical terms, concentrate on the Human Body and its anatomy. Students who study Spanish for work-related reasons have specific language requirements that involve the need to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking clients, customers, students, and patients. This course provides them with functional language and cultural information to enhance their effectiveness with Spanish speakers in the workplace.

Topics include common diseases, medical equipment, taking patient histories, and other topics pertinent to communicating in a clinical setting. Participants will meet for class from 8:30am to 12:30pm Monday through Friday. After a lunch break, students spend the afternoon doing volunteer work in local clinics or health care project in order to gain practical experience and an understanding of the health care system in Costa Rica.

Highlights:
* Combines intensive Spanish classes focusing on medical vocabulary in combination with visits to clinics and local hospital plus volunteer in a health care project with local non-profit foundation, for a few hours each day.
* The Spanish course has been carefully developed to give students the tools necessary for communicating effectively in a Spanish-speaking medical environment.

Cost in US$: 845 USD two weeks of classes and homestay program

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Costa Rica Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview Required
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Academia de Espanol D'Amore's Mission Statement: Academia de Espanol D'Amore offers high quality learning Spanish courses through the communicative approach, providing good experience from our culture and language learning - Spanish immersion center in Costa Rica.

Year Founded: 1992