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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Spanish for Successful Communication in Healthcare Settings by Rice University

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About the Course

Welcome to Spanish for Successful Communication in Healthcare Settings! This course is structured in four modules, each one revolving on a topic related to the physician-patient interaction. Each module contains four lessons; on grammar, vocabulary, the dynamics of the spoken interaction, and aspects of sociocultural relevance. The video lessons are unlike regular “lectures” in which you are just listening. Instead, you should think of them as virtual classes where you are supposed to reflect, complete activities, and even get extra practice on your own time. The videos are a roadmap that will provide what you need to complete the activities on the student handout. Each module is followed by a 10-question quiz. It is important that you complete the lessons sequentially, as they build upon each other....

Top reviews

AC

Sep 21, 2020

Muy buen curso, te da la realidad actual con el contexto que estamos llevando y eso te ayuda a canalizar mejor todo el aprendizaje.

AE

Aug 11, 2020

Muchísimas gracias, fue un buen trabajo.. lo pasé bien con usted señor Abad. Gané muchas palabras nuevas.

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By Camilla B

Aug 16, 2021

Focuses on the important conversations required in the medical field.

By Harrison Q

Jun 12, 2022

it was very applicable to the healthcare field. I really enjoyed it.

By Lu P

Jun 5, 2022

Aprendí mucho a través de este curso. Fue muy informativo. Gracias

By Abigail M

Jun 7, 2020

Great content, easy to follow, and easy to work at your own pace!

By Marisha Z

Aug 25, 2020

este curso me encanto! aprendi muchisimo. Gracias a la profe!

By Arci G

Dec 23, 2020

Overall, excellent course if you are up for the challenge!

By Andy C

Apr 22, 2020

Great teaching and very well put together course!

By Olumba N

Jul 7, 2020

Really good course. Very thorough and engaging.

By Samuel M

Mar 14, 2023

Muy gostoso el curso....

Soy de Moçambique.

🥰

By Alex A

Jul 9, 2020

Curso muy entretenido y didactico

By Carlos A F V

Nov 30, 2020

Un poco difícil pero lo logre.

By Daniel C

Jan 27, 2022

Fantastic course!

By Marina S

Sep 14, 2021

Great instructor

By KA J

Jun 13, 2020

wish to unenroll

By david a d l

Jul 20, 2021

Excelente curso

By Cristina I

Aug 15, 2018

Awesome course!

By Sarah V W

Nov 23, 2020

Great course!

By Clara C C

May 22, 2020

Excelente!

By GrumpyOldeLadyGamer

Feb 23, 2020

Thank you.

By Christopher D G

Jun 15, 2020

Muy bien!

By Deleted A

Dec 16, 2021

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By Grace S

Jun 27, 2023

This course gives a good overview of medical-specific Spanish words (such as laboratory tests), and variations in vocabulary to ensure understanding and a feeling of respect between the doctor and patient depending on different factors (patient's age, unfamiliarity with professional medical terms, etc.)

I was surprised by some of the examples of "friendly" versus "cold" doctor behavior...as a then-young, "ethnic" female doing customer service for patients with varying degrees of emotional trauma or chronic illnesses in my particular workplace, even smiling at a patient would sometimes result in an undesired reaction from my boss, the patient or patient's spouse! Direct, brief communication like the "cold" doctor was more likely to be appreciated as professional while even respectful friendliness was often interpreted as flirtatiousness, evasiveness, condescension, or lack of respect for the patient's time and attention span. This seems to be a cultural variation so I would apply this course's recommendations with caution depending on your own work environment.

A second thing that I noticed was that there were no quiz answers to review after questions are marked wrong. At times I was able to review the lesson and correct my error, but for a few questions I am still unsure of what the correct response was. This may be because I need more practice in Spanish outside of this course which is intermediate level.

In conclusion, I think anyone who is somewhat fluent in Spanish and has a need for healthcare will find this course straightforward and helpful. It's also great that you can pay for the certificate at the end of the course when you're sure you've passed :)

By Francesca

Jul 24, 2020

Very clear and well organized course.

I am sure will help me in my communication with hispanic people in healthcare setting.

Thank you!

By Camille M H

May 7, 2020

The course is very organized and gives you a lot of tools and information to be successful in a Spanish health care setting.

By Audrey S

Sep 16, 2023

Las grabaciones entre los doctores y las pacientes casi no pude oir. Sin embargo, la informacion del curso era muy bueno.