title: Development, implementation, and evaluation of a medical Spanish curriculum for an emergency medicine residency program.
abstract: A 45-hour medical Spanish curriculum for an emergency medicine residency program was implemented in response to a need for "functionally bilingual" physicians in our practice setting, and to reduce reliance on translation assistance from nursing and clerical personnel. Course goals were to achieve a vocabulary level of 5,000-10,000 words for participants, and to achieve sufficient language capabilities for basic information exchange, obtaining uncomplicated medical histories, conducting unassisted physical examinations, and giving patient discharge instructions. Feedback obtained from post course interviews and instructor assessment indicated that the curriculum employed resulted in the attainment of the above goals for fully participating physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Regional Academic Health Center, El Paso 79905.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Binder
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Glass
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haynes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wainscott
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007802:Language