Spanish & Medicine

Why study Medical Spanish in Argentina?

A language course abroad provides one with the opportunity to practice the language being learned within an authentic, daily immersion context. The student learns the language much more rapidly than one would in one´s country of origin. Outside of a Spanish immersion environment, reaching the same language level could take years.

At Elebaires, learning does not end when one leaves the classroom. That is only where learning begins. By being immersed in daily Argentine life, the student practices Spanish and obtains the necessary linguistic tools to handle his/herself in different everyday situations, thus reaching their objectives and communicative needs.

Courses for public health specialists

The world of health, medicine and all other care and sanitation fields, have been widely requested fields of language study among our students. Our teachers´ experience coupled by the high quality advising of health professionals has enabled us to create a medical Spanish program designed to meet the growing demands of our globalizad world.

The Spanish and Medicine program is an instructive and dynamic program aimed at meeting student´s needs who are interested in learning specific Spanish related to the health field while simultaneously advancing in their general Spanish ability.

The only requirement for the course is that the student already have an Intermediate Spanish level. You can verify your Spanish level by filling out an online level test.

Course Objectives Contents

During this course, health professionals will develop their conprehension and communication skills in order to prepare themselves for actual rel-life situations that can occur in their vocational environment. They will learn basic medical Spanish vocabulary, grammatical structures and general functions in order to familiarize themselves with specific social and health system Spanish.

• Specific vocabulary regarding prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, diseases, etc.
• Information regarding grammar and the functions of language structures are incorporated into every lesson.
• In order to make the classes more realistic and useful, simulation workshops and role plays will take place as supplementary activities. Additionally, students read medical texts and fill out and write medical documentation. Images and videos related to health will also be used in the course.
• General knowledge of the national health care system. Medicine, nursing and other medical fields of study in Argentina. The public and private health system in Argentina.

Program Description

A) Super Intensive Spanish Course: 2 to 3 weeks
During the Intensive Group Course, (20 hours per week) one will obtain a deeper and broader understanding of Spanish in general. Afterwards, one will be able to add ten additional classes (10 hours) per week of individual lessons for doctors and health professionals (or more classes depending on the student´s needs).

B) Individual Customized Content Course: 2 to 3 weeks
The Intensive Individual Customized Content Course (20 hours per week) includes private classes with grammar complemented by a more intense study of the language including professional themes, with very specific contents in order to obtain one´s goal of reaching an advanced Spanish level.

Optional complimetary services:

• Meet with a Health Colleague. Elebaires can put you in touch with a medical professional from your same field.
• Outting to a medical center: There will be two or three visits to medical centers in the city. The day and time of the visits depend on the availability of the personnel of each center that will be visited.
• Language partner: Take advantage of this free language exchange service in order to converse with local Argentines in Buenos Aires.
• Accommodation: Students will live in a homestay with a local Argentine family in order to achieve true cultural and linguistic immersion while in Argentina and to have as much opportunity to practice Spanish as possible.
• Internship: The school can coordinate an internship placement in one of the city´s medical centers. The minimum time commitment for an internship is 4 weeks.

If you are interested in an internship, please send us the following documents:
- Resume (CV)
- Photocopy of your medical school diploma (if applicable)
- Photocopy of your medical license (if applicable)
- A cover letter detailling why you would like an internship placement

For for more information, please email: info@elebaires.com or call us toll free at (877) ELEBAIRES/ 353 2247