Medical Mandarin Course

Medical Mandarin Course Non-Credit Elective

Medical Mandarin aims to provide students with sufficient Medical Mandarin knowledge to facilitate effective patient communication and medical interviewing.

Eligible Participants:

This course is open only to medical students.  Upper intermediate Mandarin proficiency is required in order to participate in this course.

Objectives:

Patient Care:

• Apply medical Mandarin terminology to obtain a history and perform a physical using Mandarin.
• Participate in community outreach activities with Mandarin-speaking patients.

Medical Knowledge:

• Know the vocabulary of common diseases and complaints in Mandarin and English.

Practice based learning and improvement:

• Advocate for use of a qualified interpreter if encounter exceeds student’s proficiency level.

Interpersonal and communication skills:

• Initiate conversation with Mandarin-speaking patients.

Professionalism:

• Discuss cultural beliefs and practices unique to the Mandarin-speaking community.

Systems based practice:

• Facilitate improved patient access by bridging the language barrier between Mandarin speaking patients and English speaking physicians and staff.

Credit Requirements:

Students who successfully fulfill the requirements will receive a notation of completion on their academic transcript.

To receive credit for the course, participants must:

1. Attend 8-10 lectures.

2. Participate in 2 community service events that serve patients whose primary language is Mandarin.

MS-1 summer non-credit elective or MS-4 Global Health credit elective opportunities available after completion of course.

Link to Medical Mandarin course here.