Kukulcan Educational Spanish Community in Cuernavaca, Mexico, offers immersion programs specifically designed for health care professionals, listen to a recent interview that discusses the programs for nurses and dietitians.
KUKULCAN HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS
It is becoming increasingly important for health care professionals to speak Spanish and understand Latino culture when working with Hispanic patients. Kukulcan offers health care students and professionals an intensive two-week program that covers Spanish grammar, medical terminology, fluency in conversation, and cultural awareness. Our program includes:
Grammar Classes
Grammar classes cover all aspects of Spanish grammar from basic to advanced. There are five different Spanish levels in two-week modules. Students will be placed according to their ability.
Customized Vocabulary Classes
Vocabulary classes focus on specific medical terminology and phrases used within the health care profession.
Practical Conversation Classes
Afternoon conversation classes are designed to enhance conversation skills between patients, doctors, nurses and other health care professionals. Students participate in role-play and real-life scenarios to give context to conversations.
Traditional Medicine Workshops
Lectures and workshops from local health care professionals specializing in traditional medicine. Students learn the importance of Mexican customs, family traditions, herbal remedies, spiritual healing, and the cultural significance of alternative medicine for Hispanic patients.
Guided Tours
Visits to local hospitals, shelter homes, and orphanages, help increase awareness of cultural differences between health care institutions in the USA and Mexico.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE, 30 HOURS
Monday thru' Friday
9:00 10:50GRAMMAR
10:50 - 11:40MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
11:40 12:00LUNCH
12:00 1:45CONVERSATION & ROLE PLAY
1:45 - 2:35CULTURAL ACTIVITIES & WORKSHOPS
***Includes short breaks during scheduled classes. Guided tours run once per week after school.
PROGRAM ACCREDITATION
Academic Recognition
Kukulcan is certified as a language center by the Mexican Ministry of Education (SEP incorporation 17PET0062X). Many of our faculty are oral examiners for CELA exams (Certificado de Español como Lengua Adicional) by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
Kukulcan is also accredited by: the California Public Health Association-North (CPHA-N), the Texas Nurse Association (TNA), and the American Dietetic Association. Working on Hispanic nuse
College Credits, CEUs and CPDUs
Kukulcan has made arrangements that allow full transfer of education credits to most USA universities.
PRICING
The two week* group healthcare program includes: all tuition (30 hours per week), weekday cultural classes and excursions, books, family home-stay in a double room, three meals per day, on campus insurance, and transportation to/from school. Total cost $1,100**
*Students can stay additional weeks if preferred, please contact us for pricing.
**Add $100 for single room. Course expenses may be deductible against US income tax, see you tax advisor.
Whether you need to learn Spanish for college credits, to advance your professional career, or to continue your life-long learning
Come, learn Spanish, live Mexico, experience Kukulcan!
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