Do you want to better communicate with your Spanish-speaking patients? Would you like to improve your medical Spanish by practicing with your friends and coworkers--before trying it out on your patients?

From the author of the popular Spanish for Medical Professionals online series comes a new hands-on approach to learning medical Spanish. Used as a stand-alone resource or as a supplement to the online course, Tara Bradley Williams draws on her 25 years of teaching experience to give readers new ideas in learning and practicing medical Spanish.

The Medical Spanish: A Pronto Reference & Study Guide includes:

• Over 1000 Spanish words and phrases in easy-to-read study lists, broken down into 3 sections

  • Spanish Fundamentals

  • General Health Care Spanish

  • Specialty Spanish (Allergies/Asthma, Cardiology, Dentistry, Geriatrics, Mental Health, OB-GYN, Oncology, Optometry, Physical/Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Radiology)

• Phonetic pronunciations of each Spanish word

• Conversational activities and ideas to practice the vocabulary alone, with a partner, and/or in small groups

• Mini-grammar tips

• Space for additional words and phrases necessary to do YOUR job