Northwestern-UNAM
Spanish for Health Care Professionals
Spring 2012

Placement testing: Please call UNAM to schedule a placement test: 312-573-1347 ext. 17 or unamchicago@chicago.unam.mx

For questions about fees, please contact:
Sunny Gibson
Director,Office of Diversity, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
s-gibson@northwestern.edu
312-503-4476

Refund Policy

All refunds must be requested before or during the first week of class.
NO REFUNDS (NEITHER FULL NOR PARTIAL) WILL BE GIVEN AFTER THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS.

Please contact mnavarro@unam.mx to request any refunds.

Participants will be refunded the fee they paid through PayPal minus an administrative fee of $10.00.

Level

Description

Schedule

Start-End

Seats

Basic 1

Constituency Group
Employee/Student ID Number

30 hours total
Students: $80
Residents: $160
Physicians: $240

This course is for people who have never taken Spanish before. The class starts with an introduction to the Spanish language (pronunciation, basic grammar) and moves towards basic interactions (oral and written) between doctors, staff and patients.

Activities in class include: small group practice for vocabulary and grammar, role plays and simulations doctor-patient/staff-patient.

Mondays

5:00-7:00 pm

January 23-May 14

(no class on February 20 and April 2)

35 seats total

If PayPal does not allow you to register, please email unamchicago@cepe.unam.mx to add your name to the waiting list.

Basic 2

Constituency Group
Employee/Student ID Number

30 hours total
Students: $80
Residents: $160
Physicians: $240

This course is for people who have taken one or two courses of Spanish in high school or college. The class starts from a review of basic structures (present indicative) and moves towards narrating and describing in the past through more elaborate interactions between doctors, staff and patients.

Activities in class include: small group practice for vocabulary and grammar, role plays and simulations doctor-patient/staff-patient.

PLACEMENT TEST OR COMPLETION OF BASIC 1 IS REQUIRED

Mondays

5:00-7:00 pm

January 23-May 14

(no class on February 20 and April 2)

35 seats total

If PayPal does not allow you to register, please email unamchicago@cepe.unam.mx to add your name to the waiting list.

Intermediate

Constituency Group
Employee/Student ID Number

30 hours total
Students: $80
Residents: $160
Physicians: $240

This course is for people who can narrate and describe events in past tense (oral and written) and for those who have learned the structures but are a little bit rusty. The class starts with a review of past tenses and moves towards the use of subjunctive and commands through more advanced interactions in the healthcare setting.

Activities in class include: small group practice for vocabulary and grammar, group discussion on relevant medical/patient topics, in addition to simulations doctor-patient/ staff-patient.

 PLACEMENT TEST OR COMPLETION OF BASIC 2 IS REQUIRED

Tuesdays

5:00-7:00 pm

January 24-May 8

(no class on April 3)

30 seats total

If PayPal does not allow you to register, please email unamchicago@cepe.unam.mx to add your name to the waiting list.

SPEX

10 hours total
Students: $30
Residents: $45
Physicians: $45

Spanish Physical Exam Skills. Two sessions are available; content is the same in each session.
This workshop is specifically geared toward practicing vocabulary and phrases necessary to complete a physical exam. The first three sessions are in the classroom and the final session is in the Clinical Education Center.

PLACEMENT TEST IS REQUIRED

Session 1:
Wednesdays
5:00-7:30 p.m.

Session 2:
Thursdays
5:00-7:30 pm

Session 1

February 1-23

Constituency Group
Employee/Student ID Number

Session 2

February 16-March 8

Constituency Group
Employee/Student ID Number

FSM: 20 seats per session

NMH: by request