Certificate in Spanish for Healthcare

The Certificate in Spanish for Healthcare (CSH) provides students with the opportunity to obtain a novice to intermediate level of proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in Spanish to be used in the healthcare context. The certificate provides future healthcare professionals and students interested in anticipated healthcare careers or volunteer experiences with novice to intermediate levels of Spanish that would enable them to ask basic questions, share information with patients, families, and colleagues, and be familiar with healthcare-related vocabulary.

Upon completion of the certificate, students will: 

• be able to communicate both orally and written in Spanish at a novice or intermediate level of proficiency.
• possess sufficient Spanish language proficiency to communicate basic ideas and content. 
• acquire and use vocabulary related to the healthcare setting. 
• understand some similarities and differences between the healthcare systems in Spanish-speaking countries and the United States.
• understand relevant cultural information as it pertains to the healthcare system.