Medical Spanish Graduate Certificate

Student learning outcomes for the Medical Spanish Graduate Certificate:

Students will be able to:

• Demonstrate the requisite Spanish language level needed to pass the ALTA language proficiency exam.
• Analyze, critique, and articulate barriers facing Hispanic/Latinx patients within regional health systems.
• Describe best practices of interpretation, confidentiality, and ethical practice.
• Identify and describe cultural factors that influence practices and information related to illness, wellbeing, and health care.

Currently enrolled undergraduate students looking to accelerate into the Medical Spanish Graduate Certificate program may complete 6 combined undergraduate/graduate credits SP 331 and SP 332 in their senior year.

All students who complete the program will be eligible to sit for the ALTA Clinical Cultural and Linguistic Assessment Test (CCLA, https://www.altalang.com/language-testing/ccla/ ) or the Qualified Bilingual Staff Test (QBS, https://www.altalang.com/language-testing/qbs/ ).

How to apply:

• Complete the application via the online portal 
• Submit a $25 nonrefundable application fee. (Waived for Elizabethtown College graduates). 
• Upload your current resume. 
• Request official transcripts from all undergraduate institutions attended. 
• Upload a 1-2 page essay addressing your:  
  • motivation for pursuing the graduate certificate 
  • statement of professional goals 
  • goals for the application of the graduate certificate to your professional life