Canopy Learn, the Canopy Medical Spanish training course teaches English-speaking providers the skills needed to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking patients. With a modular lesson design, this elective can be taken at your own pace. Relevant for all proficiency levels: with three progressive course levels, it's appropriate for beginners who have little or no prior knowledge of Spanish. Each level is a 12-hour commitment. Reading, writing, listening, and speaking exercises provide learners a diverse, interactive blend of activities that emulate language learning with a tutor. There is a custom written and produced Telenovela focus on the most common practitioner-patient interactions, demonstrating the factual context in which medical Spanish is used.

Prerequisites: Students should have an intermediate Spanish level proficiency (usually equivalent to three to four college semesters of Spanish). Learner must achieve a score of 70% pass on the Canopy Pre-Course Assessment Test to enroll in Levels II & III. The assessment test is available at: http://learn.canopyapps.com/courses/16/trial .