卫生专业人员和卫生专业的学生了解到，由于美国的西班牙语人口正在稳定增长，并且许多西班牙裔美国人的英语水平非常有限，因此需要医生，护士和其他可以与患者直接沟通的卫生专业人员至关重要。这份15信用证将为参与者提供扎实的西班牙语口语和书面医学基础知识以及强大的文化能力，以便有效地应对讲西班牙语的患者。这将通过对西班牙语中医学术语的高级研究和在模拟真实职业医学环境的模拟对话中创造性地使用西班牙语来完成。合格证书的学生还将有机会参加西班牙裔健康展，从而获得动手经验，在那里他们将与不精通西班牙语的医师合作，为参加该项
Health professionals and students of the health professions understand that because the Spanish speaking population in the US is growing at a steady rate and many Hispanics have very limited proficiency in English, the need for doctors, nurses and other health professionals who can communicate directly with patients is critical. This 15 credit certificate will give participants a solid grounding in oral and written medical Spanish proficiencies and strong cultural competence in order to deal effectively with Spanish speaking patients. This will be done through the advanced study of medical terminology in Spanish and the creative use of Spanish language in simulated conversations that enact real professional medical settings. The Certificate of Advanced Spanish for the Health Professions and First Responders is open to all students specializing in the Health Professions at the University of Akron (majors in the College of Health Professions, BSMD, Premed, biology, psychology, biomedical engineering, biochemistry, chemistry, pre-physical therapy, first responders, etc.). Currently enrolled UA students who wish to pursue the certificate must have completed 202 (or equivalent) with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in Spanish. Admission for all others seeking the certificate is contingent on satisfactory performance on an Oral Proficiency Interview conducted by a member of the Spanish faculty. The certificate may be earned along with the Spanish minor and major.