Medical spanish

[NightOwl]

I want to learn medical Spanish to use at work ...can anyone recommend me a good audio book or source for learning medical Spanish. I am Learning from scratch

[Squinkler]

If you have an android phone there is an app called Medical Spanish - AUDIO by Mavro inc. I just recently downloaded and it seems pretty great so far

[micky053]

I too would be interested in knowing this. I have heard from a lot of different people that Rosetta stone is great for general spanish but it is so expensive! Where I currently work we have a patient who is a medical student in her third year of residency and she is going to Peru for a intensive 3 week medical spanish immersion course. She does have a prior spanish background though.

[cinntsp]

We are using the course at patientcarespanish.com as part of our medical spanish class.

 

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[CSA]

I am a Hispanic PA in Chicago and I am available to help you out with Medical Spanish conversation. Contact me.

[SoCalPA]

We are using the course at patientcarespanish.com as part of our medical spanish class.

 

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Can you give us your general feelings?  I am interested in this program but would like a lil review before I purchase.  What do you think of it? I do have some spanish background but not really medical spanish. 

[cinntsp]

Can you give us your general feelings? I am interested in this program but would like a lil review before I purchase. What do you think of it? I do have some spanish background but not really medical spanish.

I thought it was a waste of money to be honest, and it left me wondering if my program even checked it out before incorporating it. There are a lot of grammatical inconsistencies and the lessons are solely on vocab while the exams are based on grammar. Essentially it is just a list of phrases to memorize rather than actually learning the language. I can't recommend it.

 

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[jlumsden]

I think it's hard to learn medical Spanish without having at least some basic command.  You may want to focus on that first.

 

There are some very affordable immersion programs in Central America, where you pay by the week.  I was in Nicaragua for ten weeks this summer.  I had a home stay, and volunteered on an ambulance with the Red Cross in my spare time.  You don't need prior Spanish knowledge, and the low cost of living makes it a bargain compared to traditional venues such as Mexico or Argentina.  I started from scratch, and took care of almost two years of university level Spanish in a summer (I took a placement test when I got back to the states).  PM me if you want more information.

 

If you can't leave home, Rosetta Stone, while expensive, can be effective for the basics.  I used it for German a few years back, and was able to get around Switzerland.  The key is dedication -- learning a language is a commitment.

[cbrsmurf]

try duolingo for your phone

 

it's free and not boring way to learn

[SoCalPA]

Any recommendation for people who DO have Spanish language background but want more focus on medical Spanish? Studying in a foreign country isn't really an option for me right now. 

[jlumsden]

Volunteer at a clinic or social services agency serving Hispanic people.