Spanish for Healthcare Professionals I
LASP-40150
Learn Medical Spanish Online
This beginner-friendly Medical Spanish course will elevate your patient interactions. Designed specifically for busy healthcare professionals, this program bridges the communication gap between you and Spanish-speaking patients, enhancing your effectiveness in clinical settings by helping you prevent miscommunication, provide more personalized care, and build stronger therapeutic relationships. Start conducting basic medical conversations in weeks, and immediately apply these practical skills in your daily practice.
What You Will Learn
- Essential patient greeting techniques and intake procedures
- Hospital check-in protocols and medical documentation vocabulary
- Specialized terminology for pediatric and gynecological settings
- Critical medical Spanish vocabulary for emergency situations
- Fundamental grammar including gender, numbers, and subject pronouns
- Practical usage of key verbs (ser/estar) in medical contexts
- Regular verb conjugations applied to healthcare scenarios
Prerequisites & Next Steps
No prior Spanish experience needed. Upon completion, consider enrolling in LASP-40011: Spanish for Healthcare Professionals II.
Course Information
Course sessions
Section ID:
Class type:
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
Basic Spanish Enhanced 2nd
by Jarvis A., Lebredo R., Mena-Ayllon F.
ISBN / ASIN: 9781285052083
Suggested
Basic Spanish for Medical Personnel 2nd
by Ana C. Jarvis and Raquel Lebredo
ISBN / ASIN: 9781285052182
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 6/25/2026
Note:
Schedule:
Instructor:
Nayeli Strong
She was born in Mexico City and grew up in California. She teaches Spanish for Healthcare Professionals. Nayeli is a Certified Healthcare Interpreter™ (CCHI) and also completed a Professional Certificate in Translation and a Medical and Legal Interpretation Certificate for expert witnesses in criminal court. She has taught college-level interpretation and technology courses since 2019. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies/Political Science from the University of California, San Diego and conducted field research in rural parts of Jalisco and Zacatecas and co-authored a research book called Impacts of Border Enforcement on Mexican Migration: The View from Sending Communities. She began her career as a journalist working for the Orange County Register where she continued her interest in writing stories about the immigrant population and the challenges they faced in the United States as well as their home countries.
Section ID:
Class type:
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
Basic Spanish Enhanced 2nd
by Jarvis A., Lebredo R., Mena-Ayllon F.
ISBN / ASIN: 9781285052083
Suggested
Basic Spanish for Medical Personnel 2nd
by Ana C. Jarvis and Raquel Lebredo
ISBN / ASIN: 9781285052182
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 7/9/2026
Note:
Schedule:
Instructor:
Nayeli Strong
She was born in Mexico City and grew up in California. She teaches Spanish for Healthcare Professionals. Nayeli is a Certified Healthcare Interpreter™ (CCHI) and also completed a Professional Certificate in Translation and a Medical and Legal Interpretation Certificate for expert witnesses in criminal court. She has taught college-level interpretation and technology courses since 2019. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies/Political Science from the University of California, San Diego and conducted field research in rural parts of Jalisco and Zacatecas and co-authored a research book called Impacts of Border Enforcement on Mexican Migration: The View from Sending Communities. She began her career as a journalist working for the Orange County Register where she continued her interest in writing stories about the immigrant population and the challenges they faced in the United States as well as their home countries.
