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Hidden requirement? No.
Will some schools that serve large Hispanic populations appreciate it? Hell yea
How much do they care? No one knows
Here in Miami speaking Spanish as a student gets you bonus points on wards because med students can translate for the team. It’s perhaps the only time in history a medical student has been legitimately useful.
Will some schools that serve large Hispanic populations appreciate it? Hell yea
How much do they care? No one knows
Here in Miami speaking Spanish as a student gets you bonus points on wards because med students can translate for the team. It’s perhaps the only time in history a medical student has been legitimately useful.
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lol depends on the rest of your application. If it's not up to snuff you won't get in no matter how many languages you speak. That's why translator services exist.
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I wasn’t going to learn Spanish because my application is lacking, I just wanted to know if it helps. Thanks for your comment
Communication skills are a core competency.
Spanish dramatically expands that field of competency.
Spanish dramatically expands that field of competency.
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It isn't learning Spanish that will help you. Demonstrably using your Spanish in, say, a volunteer or work setting will make you very appealing to some med schools and residency programs.
I don't know about it necessarily helping you gain admission into a US medical school (unless it's in the Southwest or Florida) but it will definitely make you into a better doctor because you can actually communicate with patients on a personal level instead of going through an interpreter.
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