Medical Spanish for Healthcare Professionals

Personalized Medical Spanish training for clearer communication with Spanish-speaking patients.

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A brief Zoom meeting to discuss your goals, clinical context, and the best format for your learning needs.

Designed for healthcare professionals

This program is designed for doctors, nurses, medical students, therapists, and healthcare professionals who want to communicate more clearly with Spanish-speaking patients in real clinical situations.

It can be adapted to complete beginners, intermediate learners, and advanced speakers who want to improve fluency, accuracy, and confidence in medical contexts.

THE METHOD

What Makes This Approach Different

This program helps you practice the Spanish you need for real patient communication through guided conversation, clinical scenarios, and personalized feedback.

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Professional materials for guided practice

Resources that support real patient communication.

Sessions incorporate Medical Spanish materials, videos, dialogues, and guided activities that support communication in healthcare settings. The materials are used as a starting point for speaking practice, feedback, and clinical conversation.

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Clinical scenarios in context

Language practiced through realistic healthcare interaction.

Each session is built around realistic situations: intake interviews, symptoms, medical history, explanations, emergency communication, and follow-up conversations. The clinical context helps you activate the language naturally.

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Personalized Communication Feedback

Feedback integrated naturally into the conversation.

Corrections, explanations, and suggestions are integrated into the session as you speak — helping you communicate with greater clarity, accuracy, and confidence in clinical settings.

THE CURRICULUM

What you'll practice

Sessions follow a structured progression built around the real conversations healthcare professionals need in clinical practice.

01

Intake interviews

Chief complaint, medical history, symptoms, allergies, and the full patient intake conversation.

02

Physical Examination

Guiding patients through basic examinations with clear instructions and practical clinical vocabulary.

03

Explaining Conditions

Communicating findings, conditions, and treatment plans in language patients can understand.

04

Medication Instructions

Dosage, frequency, prescriptions, side effects, and patient instructions.

Urgent symptoms, immediate instructions, and high-pressure clinical interaction.

05

Emergency Communication

06

Follow-Up Conversations

Progress checks, recovery, treatment adherence, and ongoing patient communication.

THE SESSIONS

Each session combines guided conversation, clinical scenarios, and personalized feedback adapted to your level, specialty, and professional goals.

What a Session Looks Like

Realistic Clinical Interaction

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01

You practice patient-centered conversations based on your level and clinical context, including questions, symptoms, explanations, and common patient responses.

Guided Conversation

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You speak throughout the session through guided questions, role-play, clinical prompts, and short conversations that help you use Spanish actively.

Integrated Feedback

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Corrections, explanations, and written prompts are integrated naturally into the conversation as communication happens.

Flexible Session Format

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Sessions can be scheduled in 30- or 60-minute formats depending on your availability and learning rhythm.

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““I have been taking classes with Diego for more than a year. He is excellent at correcting mistakes in real time, and he has a great sense of humor. I look forward to my lessons every week.”

— Dr. Tom Haddad, MD, Gastroenterologist, San Francisco

A Flexible Program for Busy Healthcare Professionals

LEARNING OPTIONS

Select your monthly training intensity. All memberships include full 24/7 ecosystem access with highly flexible 30 or 60-minute session blocks.

Program Option Training Pace Included Training Ecosystem Price
Essential Medical Spanish Program
Subscription
Steady Rhythm
4 hours of 1:1 sessions / mo
Flexible 30 or 60-min blocks
All plans include full access to:
  • 24/7 Practice Hub: Continuous asynchronous access to digital textbook videos, interactive clinical exercises, and your personalized digital whiteboard.
  • Ongoing Lesson Support: Shared session notes and interactive materials to review and practice at your own pace between meetings.
  • Clinical Customization: All live training sessions are 1:1 and fully tailored to your specific medical specialty and hospital context.
 $390 / month Automatic monthly renewal.
Cancel anytime.
Accelerated Medical Spanish Program
Subscription
Fast-Track Rhythm
8 hours of 1:1 sessions / mo
Flexible 30 or 60-min blocks
$720 / month Automatic monthly renewal.
Cancel anytime.
* Note: We know clinical schedules are unpredictable. Sessions can be easily rescheduled with 24-hour notice. Unused hours roll over to the next month (up to a maximum of 2 hours) so you can keep your learning momentum without losing your investment.

What Healthcare Professionals Say

  • Evan Cohn, Radiologist, Dallas, Texas

    “Diego is awesome!! He is kind and is excellent in explaining things very well. I so appreciate him teaching me Spanish.”

  • Dr. Michael Mitchell, MD (New York)

    I would say Diego is the best Spanish teacher. I studied medical school in the Dominican Republic and have always tried to keep up with my Spanish, Diego has helped me achieve a level of fluency I didn’t think I would be able to do again! Thank you diego.

GUIDED BY DIEGO ZACARIAS

A Guided Approach to Clinical Spanish Communication

I’m a Spanish teacher focused on helping adults and professionals develop real communication skills in Spanish. In the Medical Spanish Program, I adapt guided conversation, clinical materials, and personalized feedback to each healthcare professional’s level, specialty, and goals.

Learn more about my approach →

REQUEST A CONVERSATION

Ready to Improve Your Medical Spanish for Patient Communication?

Let’s talk about your goals, current level, and professional context to see whether this program is the right fit.

Request a conversation

A brief Zoom meeting to discuss your goals, clinical context, and learning needs.

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In this introductory call, we will:

Discuss your goals

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Talk about your current level, professional context, and what you need Spanish for.

Answer your questions

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Clarify how the program works, what materials are used, and how sessions are adapted to your needs.

Find the right format

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Identify the learning option that best fits your schedule, goals, and preferred rhythm.

 FAQs

  • No. The program can be adapted to all levels, including complete beginners, intermediate learners, and advanced speakers who want to improve their communication in medical and clinical contexts.

    If you are a beginner, we start with essential questions, patient interaction, and clear communication strategies. If you already speak Spanish, we focus on fluency, accuracy, and the language you need in your professional setting.

  • No. The program is designed for healthcare professionals in different roles, including doctors, nurses, medical students, therapists, and other professionals who interact with Spanish-speaking patients.

    The content is adapted to your clinical context, your level of Spanish, and the kinds of conversations you need to have with patients.

  • You will practice real patient communication: asking questions, understanding answers, giving simple explanations, clarifying symptoms, discussing medical history, and responding to common situations in clinical settings.

    The focus is not only on vocabulary. You will learn how to use Spanish in real conversations with guidance, correction, and personalized feedback.

  • Sessions are private, online, and personalized. Each meeting combines guided conversation, clinical scenarios, vocabulary in context, and feedback on how to communicate more clearly.

    Depending on your level and goals, we may use dialogues, videos, patient intake questions, role-play, short readings, or materials from a Medical Spanish textbook.

  • Yes. The program can include materials from An Introduction to Medical Spanish by Robert O. Chase, along with videos, audio, clinical dialogues, and personalized practice activities.

    You do not need to rely only on the book. The materials are used as support for real communication practice.

  • The program is designed as a continuous monthly membership to ensure long-term clinical fluency. There is no fixed end date; you can maintain your subscription for as long as you need to achieve your professional communication goals.

    Since medical schedules are unpredictable, your membership is fully adaptable. If you go on vacation or face a demanding hospital rotation, your unused live session credits roll over to the next month (up to a maximum of 2 hours), or you can easily adjust your training pace. You have total control and can cancel or pause your subscription at any time.

  • You schedule your sessions through an online calendar. You can book the times that work best for you, depending on availability.

    Sessions can usually be taken in 30-minute or 60-minute formats, depending on your plan and learning needs.

  • Yes. The program is flexible and does not require a long-term contract. You can choose the format that works best for you and continue according to your goals, schedule, and availability.

  • The first conversation is a brief Zoom meeting to discuss your goals, your Spanish level, your clinical context, and the best format for your learning needs.

    It is not a formal test. It is a way to understand what you need and decide whether the program is a good fit.