Student Health Action Coalition - UNC School of Medicine
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Links for interpreters:
- Commonly Used Phrases & Vocabulary for SHAC
- The Public Health Interview Form for Males and Females
- The Social Work Interview Form
- POLYGLOT: online medical Spanish and English translator, with audio clips for pronounciation support
- Interpreter Training Video (under construction)
System-specific Vocabulary and Phrases:
- Focused Medical Spanish - assessment tools available for download from the University of Nevada School of Medicine
- Basic physical, History of Present Illness, Social and Family History, Cardiology, GI, OB/GYN, ENT (under construction)
NOTE: Sheets are adapted from the book "Medical Spanish Made Ridiculously Simple" by Trudy Espinoza-Abrams, Medmaster, Inc., 2000
Like-minded Student Organizations:
- SHAC – Student Health Action Coalition
- CAMPOS - Comprehensive Advanced Medical Program Of Spanish for UNC Medical Students
- International Health Forum
Spanish Classes, Summer Language Programs, Summer Volunteering Opportunities:
- Honduran Health Alliance - incredible summer program for UNC med students
- Amerispan - summer spanish study/immersion
- ¡A Su Salud! - Spanish course for health professionals; 3 hour pass/fail graduate-level course open to all UNC students
- CHICLE - The Chapel Hill Institute for Cultural and Language Education in Carrboro holds Spanish (and other language) classes and cultural events