“Fist bump” … You’re Officially Registered!

We have some time until the next Crash Course, but here are steps you can begin to take:
Step 1: Bookmark this link to the Medical Spanish Crash Course. No worries if you see a price tag on that crash course course page, it’s 100% free for you in February because you registered for it!
3 Next Steps…
Step 1: Mark Your Calendar
L1: 2/17/23 online & 2/21/23 (live)
L2: 2/21/23 online & 2/23/23 (live)
L3: 2/25/23 online
Step 2: Check Your Email
Make sure emails from Common Ground International are in your inbox. If you have not received a confirmation email, check your other email folders for a message from Rory Foster: rfoster@commongroundinternational.com
Step 3: Join the Facebook Group
Meet others who share your same Medical Spanish learning Goals.
Detailed schedule:
- 1st Lesson Opens: Friday, Feb 17, 2023 (online – complete on your own time)
- 1st Live Practice Session: Tuesday, Feb 21, 2023 (Zoom practice session: 7p Mountain Time)
- 2nd Lesson Opens: Tuesday Feb 21, 2023 (online – complete on your own time)
- 2nd Live Practice Session: Thursday Feb 23, 2023 (Zoom practice session: 7p Mountain Time)
- 3rd Lesson Opens: Saturday Feb 25, 2023 (online – complete on your own time)
Meet Your Medical Spanish Teachers:
Andrea
Alexandra
Stephanie
While you’re waiting for the next Crash Course, maybe one of these medical Spanish courses can help you meet your medical Spanish goals:
Medical Spanish Books to support your self-study:
Final Step: Comment below…
- Why are you registered for this crash course?
- What do you want to work on and improve with your Medical Spanish?
I’m an anesthetist and would love to be able to communicate with my patients without relying on someone else to interpret.
I’m happy to be registered for this class, I’m a retired physcician I looking work in South American Spanish speaking countries as a volunteer. I’m hoping this couse will enhance my spanish
Hola! Mucho gusto! It sounds like you’ve got a great motivation to learn Spanish. Welcome to the Masterclass!
I am a nurse practitioner in a community health clinic. About 60% of the patients are Spanish speakers, and I am looking to have an opportunity to correct mistakes, and get out of some bad habits that have developed over time.
Great to hear that Ila! We’ll see you soon!
To practice my Spanish to become a qualified interpreter. Fingers crossed.
I work gems and we have a lot more Spanish talking pt s and families moving in our area and want to be better communicating with them
I want to take Medical Spanish because I know some Spanish but want to know more.
What I want to work on is grammar, tenses, etc
Leslie Hartley Gise MD, retired psychiatrist, Maui, involved with Disaster Psychiatry/Mental Health.
Excellent goals Leslie! 👍🏼 Nos vemos pronto!
I am a physical therapist and do home visits with an Early Intervention program. Our number of Spanish speaking families is growing and is now approximately half of my caseload. I have been studying Spanish with Spanishland for 2 1/2 years and learned of your program on their podcast. Thank you for offering a free course specific to healthcare professionals.
Thank you Theresa! We’re glad to help!
I am a Midwifery student preparing for a medical missions trip in Honduras. I speak functional Spanish but want to brush up
Awesome Cherisse! ¡Nos vemos pronto!
I am a nurse in a hospital setting with a large Spanish-speaking population.
I’m a nurse practitioner and I just accepted a job with a high percentage of Spanish speaking patients.
I am a resident and want to communicate better with Spanish speaking patients
I registered last month for the medial Spanish Free course and now it’s asking me to join one that costs money why can’t I get into the free course I registered a long time ago
Hey Christy, you’re in the masterclass – you just need to login to the site to access the course for free:). Search your email inbox for a message from no-reply@commongroundinternational.com with a link to login and set your password.
Can’t wait to start!
I want to be able to communicate with my patients in a much more smooth systematic caring compassionate perch without having to constantly foot pages or search for translation apps that actually meet the needs of the patients we serve.
I am bilingual in Spanish and English and I would like to start to work as a medical interpreter. I want to learn medical terminologies.
nurse on a covid unit here, and the only fluent Spanish speaker on my unit. would love to sharpen my medical vocabulary
Great Lauren, welcome!
I speak Spanish okay- but want to develop my professional vocabulary further.
Hey Jane, sounds great. Welcome to the Masterclass!
I am excited for this class so I can better communicate with my Spanish speaking patients
Awesome Gina… see you online tonight for our live class?
Hi I missed the first class due to power outage in my area, however am very excited to learn how to speak more fluently in Spanish with my staff and clients. I am currently a Nurse Manager of a LTC unit in Northern New Mexico.
Sorry you missed the first class Roberta, but hopefully you can join us tonight!
I just started a new NP Job where I occasionally see Spanish-speaking patients and want to learn how to better understand their concerns and communicate with them. Thank you for offering this!
Wonderful Beth, so glad you found us! Welcome to the Masterclass 🙂
I am very excited for this class. I have many Spanish speaking patients and I want to be able to speak with them with out an interpreter. I also would like to do mission trips in Mexico.
Wonderful Bonnie, welcome!
So excited that I found this course! I wanted to become more proficient in speaking Spanish so I can better assist my patients, alleviate the language barrier and to be more marketable.
Awesome Veronica – welcome!
I am excited to attend this great class! It would be nice to be part of this class.
Glad you found us Veronica, welcome! See you online tonight?
Hello Everyone,
I am joining to learn how to better communicate with my Spanish speaking patients.
Thanks
Welcome Cassandra!
I am a Physical Therapist and would like to communicate better with my Spanish speaking patients.
Awesome Kendra! See you online this week 🙂
I started a new job job, and at least half of my surgery patients speak Spanish.
I would like to improve my Spanish with the parents of my patients.
I can speak a little bit of Spanish to my pediatric patients.
I need to practice and inprove my Medical Spanish interpretation skills and thought this would be a good place to start.
So glad you found the Masterclass Elizabeth!
Looking forward to the next level of Medical Spanish!
Bienvenido otra vez amigo 🙂
Looking to refresh my Spanish and gain vocabulary in the medical field to become a qualified Spanish speaker for my work
I am a nurse practitioner and rely on my medical assistants to translate the majority of my Spanish patients. I would like to be independently speaking with them after this course.
Awesome Christina, you’re on the right track! See you online this week 🙂
Being able to communicate effectively is an essential part of what I do everyday as a RN in cardiac care. Improving my Spanish skills will allow me to better communicate with my patients & even coworkers. Learning is growing and challenging and at the end of the day I’m doing this to improve myself.
Welcome Melody, glad you found us!
Would love to communicate better with my patients. Read more journal articles and begin to write again and share with my Spanish and Portuguese speaking patients.
Great Ariele, glad to have you join us in the Masterclass!
I am a Women’s Health NP working in an OB/GYN clinic with Spanish-speaking women. I speak a little Spanish but need to be fluent to better engage my patients. I am so grateful for this opportunity and hope to learn as much as I can!
Welcome to the masterclass Miranda. We’re going to address that term “fluent” in the masterclass together. So glad you’ve found us. See you online!
Thank you so much for offering this program. I am a Patient Care Coordinator/ Medical Records and Referral Coordinator at a family med practice. I have learned to ask basic questions in order to complete patient registration and payments. I will need the skills taught here to better communicate with my patients, understand them and help them better understand me.
Great goals Kyia – see you online this week!
I am a School Nurse in Sonoma County CA. I would like to be able to speak Spanish better with the families that I work with, especially now during Covid.
Sounds great Denise, thanks for making the extra effort for the students and their families sakes!
I have been wanting to learn Medical Spanish for a long time, so that I am able to better communicate with my Spanish speaking patients. I am an RNCM working in Hospice and also an APRN with backgrounds as a Women’s Health OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner and Forensic Clinician. One day I would love to immerse myself in the health and wellness of a Spanish speaking population. I love interacting with those who work in our Nursing Homes that speak Spanish though I get lost as I do not know the language. Thank You for offering this!
You’re very welcome Mary Pat! Glad to have you join us in the Masterclass. See you online this week!
So I can speak to my Spanish speaking patients.
Hello Everyone. Its Faye. I am so excited to start the class. I am taking this masterclass because I want to be able to communicate well with my patients. My future patient population will be majority Spanish speaking. I am a labor and delivery nurse, an NP student, and an aspiring OB/GYn NP.
Thank you for offering the class.
I took Spanish in high school. I am going to go on some medical mission trips to Ecuador. I would like a nice base of Spanish medical terms to be able to use to communicate with families and patients.
I work in a school as well as an ER here in San Antonio, TX. Even though I do speak Spanish I want to get better to be able to have a more fluent conversation with my parents and my patients. I am so glad to get to do this class for free.
Welcome to the Masterclass Patsy, we’re glad you found us online! See you online next week!
I’m a Physician Assistant and I have a lot of Spanish speaking patients. I took quite a bit of Spanish in college but have never been certified as bilingual so couldn’t use it at work. And so I have lost a lot of it. I have been working lately on improving my medical Spanish. I can usually understand most of what a patient says. For Example, I could read what Chris wrote above that they work in a Plasma center and review the history and physical for patients prior to donation. They leave work late after 7 but is able to watch videos later.
Hey Angela, great! Yes comprehension always comes before expression in a 2nd language. We’re excited to help you level up your speaking with what you know… and help you learn more! Looking forward to meeting you online!
Hello I’m an RN at Westwood. I am bilingual. Spanish was my first language but I can have some trouble when it comes to medical terminology. Therefore, I would like to improve on my skills.
Awesome Jacqueline, yes there is tons of medical terminology vocabulary – we’re excited to help! Welcome to the masterclass!
I am looking to expand my nursing career and would like to learn how to speak Spanish. This seems like a great place to get started.
Great Cindi, we’re so glad you found us! Welcome to the masterclass 🙂
I am a resident and want to work on being able to ask basic questions for a chief complaint to my patients in primary care clinic.
Sounds great, Sam. Welcome to the Masterclass!
Spanish was my minor. I’m supposed to be pretty fluent, but don’t get to practice often. I also didn’t get an extensive medical Spanish learning, so I’m looking forward to add to my skills. This course seems like it will be beneficial both for my current role as an emergency tech and in preparation for my future career in healthcare.
Yes Jacob, practice is sooo important! Glad you found the masterclass. See you online next week!
I want to communicate with my patient with more formal spanish and to pass my workplace translation test.
Great Karin, welcome to the masterclass!
Thank you for offering this program! I feel this program will help me better communicate with my patients.
You’re very welcome, Teresa… and yes, that’s the goal! Looking forward to meeting you online 🙂
Soy una enfermera escolar en K-12. Hay muchas situaciones durante COVID-19 donde necesitamos hablar con las familias de los estudiantes sobre cuestiones medicas. No hablo frecuentemente en español por eso quiero empezar de nuevo.
This class sounds like an amazing opportunity to get medical Spanish. Throughout my career there has been few classes except for recently maybe that have addressed this issue.
My mother didn’t teach me Spanish,, she I guess had taken it for granted that our great grandmother who lived with us and only spoke Spanish would somehow by osmosis give us the language. Not true. I even would ask my mother, hey mom can you help me with this word or phrase? nope. no help. I taught myself Spanish, took a gazillion classes, watched tele Novelas lol, worked home health in predominantly Spanish neighborhoods. So…I am so excited to fine tune or get more vocabulary. Thank you for helping me. helping all of us.
Wonderful Claudia, so glad you found us! Welcome 🙂
I want to better serve my patient population!
Awesome Mackenzie, and we want to help you… See you online next week!
I’m a registered nurse, and I recently started working for an urgent care which sees an underserved and diverse patient population, many of whom speak Spanish. It would be mutually beneficial for my patients and myself if I was able to communicate more efficiently, so my patients feel heard and cared for. I hope to establish a better rapport with my Spanish speaking patients.
Excellent goal Taylor… you’re so right about the mutual benefit of speaking more Spanish! Looking forward to meeting you online!
I work in a hospital where there are a lot of Spanish-speaking patients. I am also planning to go on a medical mission trip to a Spanish-speaking country. It would be helpful to be able to communicate some essentials.
That’s great Rev. Williams. Welcome to the Masterclass!
I work with a large population of Spanish speaking patients and would like to improve the way we communicate.
Wonderful Negar… welcome to the masterclass!
Starting a medical Spanish curriculum at our family medicine residency and wanting to check out this class/organization as a possibility for growing our curriculum! Thanks!
Hi Lindsay, welcome! We should talk about your FM Residency Spanish curriculum. We’d be glad to help you and support you through it so you don’t have to recreate the wheel!
I’m a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and struggle through appointments with my Spanish-speaking patients. I can speak just enough to get me in trouble, but the appointment takes too long because I’m looking up words like “carbohydrates” on Google Translate! I also have a hard time with the past tense. I’m interested in the immersion program, so I thought this would give me a great first taste of your teaching style and start turning the Spanish gears in my mind as preparation.
Absolutely Greta… welcome to the Masterclass! Looking forward to getting to know you and hopefully working with you in various formats in the future!
I’m a doc recently returned to the States from many years in Japan and other parts of Asia. I’m working in Pocatello where many of my patients are Spanish speaking. I’ve been studying Spanish since arriving here but have a long way to go.
So glad you found the masterclass Bob! We’re happy to help you take your next steps in Spanish!
I work as a medical assistant in a pediatric office and would love to communicate better with my Spanish speaking families.
Awesome Sally – welcome!
I am taking this course to assist with communication with my patients. My Spanish is extremely limited and I hope to gain confidence & skills to communicate effectively.
Wonderful Christine! We’re glad you’re joining us. See you online!
I am a nurse and work with a large population of Spanish speaking individuals. I would love to be able to communicate with them better.
Awesome Stephanie. We’re honored to help you improve your communication with your Spanish speaking patients. See you online!
I’m a nurse, and I’ve been struggling to communicate effectively with patients. I’m hoping to improve a bit so I can ask and understand basic medical questions/responses.
Wonderful Nye, we’re glad you found the masterclass… see you online!
I want to be an NP and feel being bilingual would be a helpful tool. I have a lot to learn, just getting back into it. I haven’t had any Spanish classes/lessons since I was in high school (10 years ago).
Hey Skye, thanks for the note and welcome to the Masterclass! So glad you found us.. we’re happy to help you get back into it :).
I work as a physician doing locum tenens – I work most often in Washington and Alaska with a fair number of Hispanic patients. I have learned some Spanish over the years, but I need help in staying consistent with what I know and to learn more.
Awesome Noel, you’re really going to like the strategies we teach during the masterclass that will help you keep your Spanish going consistently.
I hate not being able to communicate basic questions and needs with my patients
Yes Monique, it’s frustrating… Glad you can join us and that we can help you make progress toward basic communication with your patients! See you online 🙂
Soy Chris y yo trabajo en un centro de plasma aquí en Colorado donde hago el examen físico y revisar la historia antes de donación. Recentimente yo era aprobado hacer lo en Español. Yo quiero aprender más, así que yo puedo entender todas las cirugias y condiciones la gente podria tener facilmente. Con frecuencia trabajo muy tarde y desafortunadamente salir del trabajo despues de siete pero leí que puedo ver los videos luego. Dega me si hay un problemo con este.
Bienvenido Chris y ¡felicidades por lograr la aprobación de trabajar en español con sus pacientes! Sí claro, no hay problema con ver las lecciones en vivo después si hay que trabajar. Saludos,
I’m working on the Spanish for the Health Professions certificate at my university, but this semester my class is a culture, rather than Spanish, class. If I don’t have something scheduled to keep me focus, I won’t find the time for the Spanish. I work in a free clinic one afternoon each week and my Spanish-speaking patients would be better served if I could speak directly to them without an interpreter. I need repetition.
Wonderful Dani, so glad you can join us!
I want to understand basic Spanish when interacting with patients. I’d like reproductive health specific language.
Welcome to the Masterclass Stephanie! I don’t think we’ll have time to focus on reproductive health in the masterclass, but we’ll be glad to share some resources with you!
I am in nursing profession and I come across many Spanish patients. I love to communicate directly and give patient centered care. Therefore, it’s important for me to learn Spanish.
Glad you found the masterclass Salimah… see you online!
I’m a pharmacy student and I see Hispanic patients who struggle to comprehend complex medication instructions in English. I want to be able to translate and explain in a way that is easier to understand.
Welcome to the masterclass Hanna! We’re glad you’re joining us and we’re excited to help you work with your Spanish speaking patients. See you online!
I want to be able to conduct an office visit entirely in Spanish. At this point I understand more Spanish than I speak.
Hey Jennifer, yes that’s very common to have your comprehension lead your ability to express yourself. With some targeted vocabulary and the strategies you’ll learn in this masterclass, you’ll be well on your way speaking more Spanish!
Hi, my name is Caitlin and I’m a RN on a postpartum unit. We work with multiple Spanish speaking patients and I would love to be able to provide the same care I do for my English speaking patients. I’ve tried multiple routes and lately have been teaching myself which isn’t easy. I can’t wait to see how this helps me and my patients!
Hey Caitlin, we’re glad you found the masterclass! Looking forward to helping you take your next step with medical Spanish 🙂
Hi,
I am a nurse Practitioner and believe if I can learn Spanish, I will be able to provide care to a larger community which is limited due to language barrier at this time!
Awesome Hamida, welcome to the Masterclass!
Hello, I’m looking forward to taking your class. I work as a phlebotomist and patient care technician and I’d love more comfort speaking with patients regarding their care.
Wonderful Ariel… Welcome to the masterclass!
Hola! I am excited to take this masterclass and afterwards I hope to be able to volunteer my time to help Spanish-speaking patients communicate with their healthcare providers. Looking forward to meeting you all! Sonia
Welcome to the Masterclass Sonia!
I’m excited to get more Spanish practice in while I wait for the Mastering Medical Spanish course to start!
Hey Stephanie, great to see you back!
I want to be able to communicate with my patients by expanding my Spanish speaking vocabulary. I want to be able to assist the ever growing Hispanic community I work with.
Wonderful Gingah! Impacting Communities Through Language… thanks for letting us partner with you in our mission!
I am an Adult Nurse Practitioner and treat many patients who primarily speak Spanish. I want to be able to communicate with them without the use of a translator. Learning to speak Spanish fluently is a goal of mine which I believe will help in establishing a patient-provider relationship.
Awesome Lynn, we’re honored to help you meet your Spanish fluency goals!
I am a primary care physician at an FQHC serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In the short term, I would like to improve my conversational spanish initially to improve rapport building. In the long term, I hope to get to the point where I can complete a whole visit in spanish.
Welcome Emily. That’s a great goal… and we’re happy to support you. See you online!
I work in medical imaging and have lots of spanish speaking comments. I just want to refresh myself with spanish medical terminolgy
Welcome to the Masterclass Tommie!
Labor and Delivery Nurse here and would love to learn some useful terms for our Spanish speaking population. Unfortunately, I’ll be working during each live session, will those be able to be recorded and watched later? Thx!
Hi Bryce, welcome to the Masterclass! Yes we’ll record those live sessions and post them for people who can’t join. Glad you can participate!
Can’t wait its always helpful to learn something new
Glad you’re joining us Elizabeth!
I am a pediatric physical therapist and have many families that speak Spanish. I would love to improve my medical terms in the PT field to help better treat me patients.
Excellent Megan! We’re glad to have you join us in the Masterclass :).
I work in lab science. I’m hoping to gain enough knowledge and confidence to converse with others, as I’m looking to move out of the country to a predominantly Spanish speaking area.
Awesome Sharday, what a fun adventure! Welcome to the Masterclass!
I am a family nurse practitioner in Las Vegas, and I daily encounter Spanish-speaking patients that would benefit more if I could converse with them in their native language.
Great Kelly, so glad you found us… welcome to the masterclass!
Hi I’m a nurse and there’s a heavy Spanish speaking population where I live. I’d like to be able to communicate more effectively with my patients.
Awesome Stephanie, welcome!
I have a large Spanish-speaking population of clients of which I would like to be a to serve more efficiently and effectively
Great Kesha, welcome to the Masterclass!
I live and work in the DFW Texas as an RN. I will eventually be changing my position to a pediatric home care nurse, and I know there is a huge Spanish speaking population in my area so I want to be prepared professionally and do not want to be limited to English speaking clients only. Plus knowing a second language can open up so many doors, both professionally and personally.
Welcome Sylvia! We’re so glad you found this Masterclass… looking forward to working with you and helping you connect with your patients.
I am a Pediatrician and will be caring for the children of Farm Workers in CA part time and will need to talk to parents in Spanish – this is great!
Wonderful Sudha, welcome to the masterclass! We’re happy to support your work with the children of ag workers!
I worked in Residential Care facility for Elderly, Some Seniors are Hispanic origin, I would like to communicate with them. My colleague speaks Spanish too, I’m lost sometimes.
Thanks for joining us Sis Marie! We’re happy to help you connect with your patients!
I work Labor&Delivery and Hospice in a very heavy Spanish populated area, although I can speak and understand some Spanish, I’ve always wanted to be able to communicate better, so grateful for this opportunity. Thank You
Awesome Lori – welcome!
I work as a nurse in a community health clinic for immigrants and refugees. This will be so helpful!!
Great Izel, glad you can join us!
I work in cardiology in the hospital with no interpreters. Trying to use phones are awful for the patients. Hopefully this master class will help. Thanks for the opportunity .
I work at a facility with a significant Spanish-speaking only population, but unfortunately we only have two in person interpreters for the hospital each shift. Having to use the iPad interpretation services is very frustrating. I want to be able to speak with my patients in Spanish with more confidence and using proper medical terminology!
That’s a great goal… welcome to the masterclass Jill!
I work in a OBGYN clinic servicing mostly Spanish speaking patients. I know some Spanish but really need to bring it all together and have more fluidity in conversations. I am so fortunate to have this opportunity and have it FREE!!
Hola Miranda, so glad you can join us! Fluidity takes time, but we’re going to help you line out your steps for the next several months!
I am thrilled to have the opportunity to take this masterclass. I am a genetic counseling student, and I am just coming off a summer rotation during which I counseled many patients in Spanish. I hope to use this course as a tool to consolidate my Spanish learning from that time, practice my conversational skills more, and get a better sense of how I can plan my future studying.
Welcome Alexandra, we’re so glad you’re joining us!