Language Resources

Translation Services

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Spanish

• Medical Spanish: Español Sin Limites

  • Has a Pediatrics specific tag, including HEEADSSS assessment phrases

• Medical Spanish for Healthcare Providers

• Spanish for Medical Professionals | 123 Teach Me

• Medine Lingua (abbreviations)

• Medical History & ROS Translated | UFL

Online Courses

• Spanish for Successful Communication in Healthcare Settings | Rice University, Coursea

• Foundations of Medical Spanish | EdX

• Spanish for Medical Professionals | Ed2Go (not free)

Books

• Spanish for Pediatric Medicine | AAP

• Complete Medical Spanish | Archive

• Medical Spanish Made Incredibly Easy | Archive

• Problem-Based Medical Spanish | Archive

Anki Decks

• Paired with McGraw-Hill Complete Medical Spanish with Audio

• USF MCOM Canopy Medical Spanish All Levels

Podcasts

• Spanish Language Coach

  • Spanish for False Beginners - Español para falsos principiantes
    • Apple Podcasts
    • Spotify
  • Intermediate Spanish Podcast - Español Intermedio
    • Apple Podcasts
    • Spotify
  • Advanced Spanish Podcast - Español Avanzado
    • Apple Podcasts
    • Spotify

• Medical Spanish by Dr. Molly Martin

  • Apple Podcasts
  • Spotify
  • Full downloadable series on Doc Molly site (Not free)

• Learn Medical Spanish by Ben Tanner

  • Apple Podcasts
  • Spotify
  • YouTube

YouTube

Medical Spanish

• MrLearnSpanish

• Learn Medical Spanish

• MedicalSpanishWithMichael

• RxLinguistics - Spanish for Nurses

General Spanish

• Butterfly Spanish

• SpanishPod101

Patient Education

• MedlinePlus in Spanish

• CDC Spanish site

• Smoke Free Español

• Kids Health

• My Plate

• National Cancer Institute

• World Health Organization

• Respuestas del Corazón (Fact Sheets) | AHA

• Blood Pressure Measurement | AMA

ASL

• A Guide to Basic Medical ASL | Ability Together

• ASL Bloom

• Basic Medical Sign Language

• Medical Signing | Life Print

• ASL-LEX

Books

• Medi-Sign — A Complete Medical Sign Language Course in ASL

Additional Languages

• Health Information in Multiple Languages | Medline Plus

• Point to Talk Books | Mass General

• CDC Resources in Languages Other than English

• PHQ and GAD-7 in Other Languages

• Patient-Provider Communication Language Tools (pictograms)

• Health Library | Gillette Children’s

  • Resources in Somali, Spanish, and Hmong

• Translated Materials | Minnesota Department of Health

• Lexicon of English-HMoob (Hmong) Medical Terminology | UW Madison

• Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) Translations

Apps

• Duolingo

• CanopySpeak

• Rogers Dictionary, iOS and Android

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