Keywords

Spanish, health, pharmacy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology

Abstract

Patient-provider language discordance is a growing problem in health care among Spanish-speaking patients. To produce graduates capable of linguistically competent care, three university programs are incorporating Spanish language instruction into their curricula (pharmacy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology). We review these three models of Spanish language training and summarize the lessons learned to date. Differences in the training models reflect fundamental differences regarding the use of spoken language in the disciplines.

Original Publication Citation

Summers, C., Mueller, V., Pechak, C., & Sias, J. (2017). Incorporating Spanish language instruction into health sciences programs in an Hispanic-serving institution. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/1538192717699047

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2017

Publisher

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

Language

English

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Communication Disorders

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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