研究生 Certificate in 卫生专业西班牙语

Advance your career in healthcare and develop the cultural sensitivity needed to work with Latinx and Spanish-speaking patients with the 研究生 Certificate in 卫生专业西班牙语 在坦普尔大学文理学院. Students who earn this certificate deepen their knowledge of the Spanish language and broaden their intercultural competencies so they can more meaningfully communicate with the Latinx community in healthcare settings.

为当前的医疗保健专业人员量身定制, this 12-credit graduate certificate program is offered completely online, allowing you to complete coursework while working full time.

Through the Spanish for the Health Professions Certificate (研究生) program, you will 

• develop skills to navigate the varieties of language used by target populations;
• hone your ability to interpret and translate between Spanish and English; and
• 练习和提高你的听力, 口服, 具备解释程序的阅读和写作能力, describing diagnoses and completing intakes in Spanish, using the most appropriate language for the situation (e.g., clear, simple language or specialized medical terminology).

另外, students develop cultural competencies by studying the Latinx population in the U.S. and through assignments that address the diversity of this population’s cultural concerns and expectations in healthcare, 以及影响他们的文化规范. Coursework explores the most prominent health issues in a given community, allowing students to engage with patients on these topics.

程序的格式 & 课程

All courses in the part-time 研究生 Certificate in 卫生专业西班牙语 incorporate best practices in online learning, 包括以下内容.

• 异步在线学习, which is completed on students’ own time and combines student language learning with the content and strategies needed to serve the target population. These include Latinx health issues, translation/interpretation strategies and medical vocabulary.
• 直播课程交付, 是什么将学生与坦普尔大学的西班牙语教师联系起来, honing 口服 skills through authentic communication including roleplays, group discussions and seminars in Evening Synchronous Sessions.

Students can complete the certificate in one academic year if courses are taken consecutively; however, students may take up to two years to earn the certificate.

The Spanish for the Health Professions Certificate (研究生) curriculum includes the following four required courses.

• 高级医学西班牙语, in which students use their Spanish for a specific purpose: providing health services to a Spanish speaker or intervening as an interpreter or translator to facilitate the practice of some aspect of medicine.
• 美国拉丁裔的健康问题.S., in which students form an understanding of the cultural, 经济, environmental and medical factors that play a part in an individual’s health, 社区内的健康和护理. 
• 卫生专业西班牙语, in which students acquire a foundational knowledge of the medical language and cultural practices pertinent to interactions in a healthcare context that includes Spanish-speaking and Latino patients.  
• Spanish/English Interpretation Techniques for Healthcare, in which students are introduced to the ethics and techniques of interpretation and translation used in healthcare settings. 

Learn more about the Spanish for the Health Professions Certificate (研究生) curriculum. 

职业生涯

The Spanish for the Health Professions Certificate (研究生) program is designed for individual healthcare professionals who wish to better prepare themselves to more efficiently and effectively serve the Latinx population. 另外, organizations can enroll a cohort of employees to meet the state and the nation’s goal for quality and accessible healthcare.