SPAN 5157 - Spanish for Health Professions

(3 credits)

Prerequisites: SPAN 3123.

Develops further students’ skills in interpreting and translating in a variety of healthcare settings. Topics include advanced medical terminology, ethics and standards of practice for the healthcare interpreter, language access laws that pertain to patient rights and provider obligations, and investigating cultural norms that may require mediation and cultural brokering in a healthcare setting.

Dual Listed With: SPAN 4157.

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