Linguistic Proficiency
SPAN 3150- Spanish for Health Professionals
This course covered medical terminology and medical professionalism in the healthcare setting and provided simulated medical encounters in Spanish
SPAN 4180- Technical Spanish Health Management
This course was a conversation- based overview of the process and influential factors of healthcare management, especially in Spanish speaking countries.
SPAN 4990- Medical Interpretation and Translation
This course explored the various components of a medical interpreter's role, including ethical standards and potential cultural barriers. This class incorporated community service learning, allowing me to practice interpreting in real time and in real settings including USC School of Medicine.
Coursework
An Analysis of the Healthcare System of Argentina
This paper is a deep dive into the organization and effectiveness of the Argentinian healthcare system. It demonstrates my ability to, in Spanish, identify relevant datapoints about a healthcare system and connect it to its strengths and weaknesses as a whole. From this analysis, I draw conclusions and make personal recommendations for how Argentina can improve their healthcare system, and therefore the health of their citizens. This demonstrates my ability to consider the topic of health through a Spanish lens and also through the lens of a hospital administrator or lawmaker.
Limited Access to Healthcare for Latin Americans
This paper is an exploration of determinants that limit access to healthcare for the Hispanic population living in the US. This paper demonstrates my ability to explore important cultural barriers that the Hispanic population faces in their native language. In this paper I demonstrate a combination of both their specific challenges to healthcare access and the language skills to understand and communicate in the language this population speaks. This enhances my cultural understanding, and significantly increases my cultural competency regarding communicating with members of this population, because I now have a better understanding of the cultural and societal barriers this population faces in particular.