St John’s Community Health Medical Spanish

Course Introduction:

Important Contacts and Links:

• Conversation Partner Signup
• 5 Patient Profiles Strategy
• Beginning Course Instructor: Alexandra MacPhee
• Intermediate Course Instructor: Johanna Dima
• Advanced Course Instructors: Diana Fuentes
• Online Course Content Director: Rory Foster
• Online Course Webmaster for login and technical difficulties: David Riveroll

Beginning Medical Spanish

1. Greeting your patient
2. Feelings, Symptoms and Locations
3. More Symptoms
4. Question Words and Present Tenses
5. Reflexives, Irregulars & Common Conditions
6. Anatomy and Basic Bodily Functions
7. Pain, Injuries & Wounds
8. Formal & Informal Commands
9. Vital Signs & Physical Exams
10. Medication Instructions

Intermediate Medical Spanish

1. Understanding Patient Symptoms
2. Anatomy
3. Pain & Injuries
4. Patient’s Medical History
5. Preterite Past Tense Verbs
6. Imperfect Past Tense Verbs
7. Past Tenses & History of the Problem
8. Commands & Conditional Verbs
9. Physical Exams & Ordering Tests and Procedures
10. Discussing Diagnosis, Treatment Plan & Discharge Instructions

Advanced Medical Spanish

1. Iniciando con pacientes en español
2. Cultura y salud
3. Historia médica e historia del problema
4. Examen físico y mandatos
5. Vocabulario esencial: síntomas, dolor, anatomía, heridas
6. Presente del subjuntivo y sus usos
7. Pasado del subjuntivo y sus usos
8. Los usos de SE y SI
9. Comunicando instrucciones y tratamientos
10. Visitas de control y visitas de seguimiento