To converse with patients, med students learn Spanish at Duke University, North Carolina

“The specialized terms in most medical students’ vocabulary can make them seem like they’re speaking a foreign language. But after taking an elective medical Spanish class offered at the Duke School of Medicine, some students actually will be.

Created September 2004, the 42-student course is designed to help medical students interact with the rising numbers of Hispanic patients in area hospitals, many of whom have very little fluency in English….”

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