The medical Spanish program we have developed for medical students and professionals combines an intense

Spanish immersion program with medical-specific Spanish and cultural training.  Group Spanish classes never

have more than six students, and are taught by experienced college-educated Spanish teachers.  After your

morning classes, you will find yourself engaged in a wide variety of medical-oriented activities in the afternoon.  

The medical shadowing component allows participants to shadow a local doctor in a hospital or clinic, two times a

week for up to four hours per session.  We also offer private lessons with a special emphasis placed on medical

terminology and mock-clinical situations.
Program Overview
Sample Schedule
  Monday
 Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday
 Friday
9:00AM
to
1:00PM
 Group
Spanish
Class
 Group
Spanish
Class
 Group
Spanish
Class
 Group
Spanish
Class
 Group
Spanish
Class
1:00PM to
2:00PM
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch

2:00PM
to
6:00PM
Private Medical
Spanish
Lessons (2-4
hours Long)
Clinical
Shadow - 4
Hours long
(time varies by
clinic/Hospital)
Private Medical
Spanish
Lessons (2-4
hours long)
Clinical Shadow
- 4 hours long
(time varies by
clinic/Hospital)

City tour
sponsored by
school
7:00PM-
9:00PM
 Welcome
dinner for new
students
Free
Free
Salsa Lessons
Free
US Medical students from Albany Medical College shadow a
physician at an emergent care clinic in Santiago, Chile (2004)
  •  Pre-Meds, Medical Students, Residents, and Medical
    Professionals are all eligible for this program.

  •  Spanish Proficiency Level Required: Intermediate*

  • This program, in addition to normal registration process for Latin
    Immersion Language Network, requires an application.  Please
    email us at info@spanish-medical.com, for application process.
Program Cost
For a complete description of program expenses for the Spanish-Medical
Chile program, please click here.
Dates and Availability
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Eligible Participants
Application
To view a MS Word version of our program application, click here.
*Although an intermediate Spanish language proficiency is required to participate in
medical shadowing, participants can start out with only group Spanish classes and
commence medical shadowing once an intermediate Spanish level is achieved.
Participants are selected according to the following criteria:

  Host country physician availability
  Spanish proficiency level
  Quality of completed application packet.

The program is open year-round and participation dates and itineraries
are flexible; however,

****All program participants must submit completed
application at least one month prior to arrival in South
America****
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Medical Shadow participants shadow doctors who are
friendly and happy to educate foreigners about their
medical system.
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tastings!).
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Private Medical Spanish Lessons
  •  A popular supplement to our Chile medical Spanish program is medical Spanish private lessons.

  •  These 1-on-1 private lessons focus on crucial vocabulary, verbs, and other tools to properly serve Spanish-speaking
    patients.

  • Participants can choose the frequency and number of hours of private lessons they would like (Typically two sessions
    of 2-4 hours per week).

  • For more information about the content and structure of these programs, please click here (Microsoft Word document).