Since June 2002, Pop Wuj has offered a Medical Spanish Program for medical students, providers, public health professionals, and other healthcare practitioners (e.g., doctors, nurses, paramedics, midwifery, and physical therapists). For years they have attracted a growing number of healthcare students and professionals who would like to learn Medical Spanish. The Medical Spanish Program provides health and medical education as well as clinical experience in Guatemala.
One of the most important goals of Pop Wuj’s Medical Spanish Program is to increase students’ cultural competency in addition to their Spanish language skills. To deliver healthcare in a compassionate way, with the knowledge of the culture and history of the population one works with, is an essential value to Pop Wuj’s vision of the Medical Spanish Program.
This special program is offered all year round, beginning the first and third Monday of most months (check website for exact dates) and continues for at least four weeks. There are five core components to their program:
- 4h Daily – One-to-One Spanish Instruction with supplemental curriculum for medical Spanish
- 2-5h a Day – Participation in the Medical Spanish Program & Clinical experience in the Pop Wuj Clinic (suitable for elective rotation)
- Lectures targeting cultural competencies for one week in addition to the One-to-One Spanish Instruction
- Homestay with a Guatemalan family in a private room with three meals a day, safe drinking water and a hot shower
- Spanish School Activities (except transportation / entrance fees)
For more information, please visit the Pop-Wuj website, or Pop-Wuj Clinic Facebook page.
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