Spanish in Salud program

[phdmed07]

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Has anyone done this program run through AMSA called the Salud program. Im thinking about doing this summer after M1 year. Im interested into going to Spain or Costa Rica and I am wondering if anyone has an experience with Salud.

 

[Enkindu]

I'm interested as well... so BUMP.

 

[Harrie]

I went to Ecuador in the CFHI program (www.cfhi.org). There were some Salud students that I met on the plane to Quito. It sounded like the Salud program had more scheduled class time. The CFHI has more clinical time and less class time. You learn more Spanish with your host family than you do at any class. I guess it just depends on what you're looking for.

 

[jv02]

I did the SALUD Costa Rica program the summer after my MS1. It was intensive Spanish, and we had 4 hours of Spanish class a day. The major plus was that the student to teacher ratio was 4:1, so you were forced to speak Spanish. Some days we'd have an additional lecture on healthcare related topics, or fun activities (dance lessons, cooking lessons, mini-excursions) planned by the school. A down side was that during the week, we were usually too tired after classes and homework to do much. We had weekends off to explore different areas of the country, which was great. Costa Rica's a beautiful country and I highly recommend that you stay extra after the program ends to visit the areas you weren't able to see during the 4 weeks of the SALUD program. Your Spanish definitely improves (they have all different levels) and living with a host family is great. I'd definitely recommend that you do this program during your one free summer. 🙂 If you have more specific questions, send me a PM.

 

[jv02]

Oops...I forgot to mention that during the last 2 weeks, you go to a local clinic with 3 other students for 4 hrs a day in addition to the Spanish classes. Basically, you observe the primary care providers, but can help out with the basic physical exam. The point is to hear medical Spanish in context which is definitely helpful, but it can be a little boring when there aren't many patients.