Basic Medical Spanish Intro About a year ago I created a PowerPoint to introduce ER clinicians to medical Spanish. I’ve used it twice to present a short lecture on the topic, and I thought I’d share the slides since other ER clinicians (or healthcare workers elsewhere) may find the info useful. The slides include translations… [continue reading]
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Is It Too Painful for You to Learn Spanish?
The “Pain” of Learning Spanish, and How to Overcome it A lot of people say they want to learn another language. Many have it on their bucket list. Generally the time-table is something like “someday”, “one of these days”, or “when I finally find some time”. Most people don’t get around to it anytime soon…. [continue reading]
Spanish Pronunciation in (about) 10 Minutes
In the video above, I’ve attempted to explain Spanish pronunciation in ten minutes, including all the most essential information. There’s a lot packed in there (and I went a little over on time), so you may need to watch it more than once. Of course I had to leave out some details, but the… [continue reading]
Medical Spanish H&P Guide #1: Sore Throat H&P
What if we, as medical providers, could wave a magic wand and become instantly fluent in Spanish? Well, we’d probably do it. 🙂 And then we’d check to see what else that wand was capable of… In reality, learning a new language is a process, and requires consistent effort over time. But in some cases,… [continue reading]