Spanish and Cultural Immersion CME 2024

Spanish and Cultural Immersion CME is organized by Hospitalito Atitlan and will be held from Oct 27 - Nov 02, 2024 at Hospitalito Atitlan, Santiago Atitlan, Sololá, Guatemala.

Description:
The Hospitalito Atitlán 26-credit CME/CNE Spanish & Cultural Immersion Course (credits provided by Penn Medicine) will not only improve your medical Spanish, but also provide exposure to the culture and customs prevalent in Central America.

Enhance professional Spanish skills in a community hospital setting

• Taking medical histories.
• Identifying chief complaints.
• Conducting physical examinations.
• Attending morning reports.
• Communicating with specialist.

Program features

• Small classes (six students per session).
• One-on-one instruction with experienced local Spanish language teachers.
• Rotating lectures by Hospitalito faculty.
• Introduction to the modern indigenous Maya city Santiago Atitlán.
• Tour of cottage industry weavers under the auspices of the ’13 Batz’ (thirteen threads) a Maya Weavers Cooperative.
• Introduction to local Maya Culture via a walking tour of the village.

Sample Schedule
Day 1

• Introduction to Medical Spanish
• How to take a Medical, Social, Occupational and Family History.
• Immunizations.
• Screening of a film Balancing the Cosmos as an introduction to Maya traditional culture followed by a walking tour of town and introduction to use of healing plants with a Maya shaman.

Day 2

• Physical exam, chief complaint, treatment, follow up, lab, and systems vocabulary.
• Discussion of challenges to managing disease in the context of the Maya belief system.

Day 3

• Medications, contraception and pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding.
• Luncheon presentation by Hospitalito social worker on healthcare decision-making process within families.

Day 4

• Poisoning, drug and alcohol abuse, physical and sexual abuse, rape, AIDS.
• Geriatrics.
• Infectious diseases in Spanish-speaking countries.
• Screening of film ‘Ixcanul’ and discussion about women’s health issues in Guatemala.

Day 5

• Psychiatric care in Latin America
• Diseases in the developing world