Culture

Learn About Latin American Culture
from Patients and Providers

Connect with Patients by Listening to Their Stories, Understanding Their History

Immerse yourself in Latin American healthcare culture through patient and provider interviews. Explore the roles of curanderos and comadronas in Guatemala, gender-inclusive language, and patient experiences with childbirth, infertility, and chronic diseases.

Listen to the free lessons covering culture from our Medical Spanish Courses.

This is the fifth and final lesson in la historia de Ingrid. Follow a Guatemalan family through the last days of a leukemia battle in

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Medical Spanish for End-of-Life Care: A Story from Guatemala

This is the fourth lesson in la historia de Ingrid. In this lesson, we follow Luis González as he describes Ingrid's prolonged hospitalization. He specifically

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Leukemia Hospitalization | Medical Spanish from Guatemala

This is the third lesson in la historia de Ingrid. Follow a Guatemalan family through a leukemia diagnosis, an AMA discharge, and critical life-or-death decisions

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Facing Leukemia | An AMA Discharge in Spanish – A Patient’s Journey

This is the second lesson in la historia de Ingrid. Follow a family from Guatemala through a difficult diagnosis – and learn the vocabulary and

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Diagnosing Leukemia in Spanish – A Story from Guatemala

Learn medical Spanish through a real leukemia story: symptoms, misdiagnosis, and early warning signs from a Guatemalan family's experience. Today we're starting a brand new

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Symptoms of Leukemia in Spanish – A Story from Guatemala

My Spanish teacher from Mexico, Gloria Becerril, and I discuss gender identity, sexuality, and how to use gender inclusive language in Spanish.  Esperamos que lo

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Do you know how to use gender-inclusive language in Spanish?

Welcome to another episode covering Spanish for Prenatal Care. While studying at the San Pedro Spanish School, my friend Sonja and I interviewed a family practice

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High-Risk Pregnancy in Spanish – Interview

While studying at the San Pedro Spanish School, my friend Sonja and I interviewed a family practice doctor from San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala. Dr.

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Comadronas Are Essential to Healthcare in Guatemala – Interview

Let's talk about family planning in Spanish. This is the second part of an interview with Ester, a comadrona (midwife) from San Pedro, Guatemala. (You

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Family Planning – Interview with a Comadrona

Interview with a Comadrona Listen to an interview in Spanish with a comadrona from Guatemala. She tells us about the care that comadronas provide around

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Service of a Comadrona – Interview in Spanish

Patient Interview from San Pedro, Guatemala Today's podcast is another patient interview in Spanish. I interviewed Letty while studying at the San Pedro Spanish School.

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Zika – Patient Interview in Spanish

This podcast reviews some of the grammar points covered during an interview I did for the Medical Spanish Podcast. I interviewed folk healer Francisco Chavajay

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Spanish Grammar from Folk Medicine Interview

Healing with Medicinal Herbs This is the final part of a folk medicine interview in Spanish with don Francisco, un curandero de huesos, a folk

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Medicinal Herbs – Folk Medicine Interview in Spanish

Don Francisco Faces the Ultimate Test This is the fourth part of a folk medicine interview in Spanish, with Francisco Chavajay, un curandero de huesos,

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The Ultimate Test – Folk Medicine Interview in Spanish

Don Francisco Is Called to Work This is the third part of a folk medicine interview with Francisco Chavajay, un curandero de huesos, a folk

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Called to Work – Folk Medicine Interview in Spanish

Don Francisco Learns of His Special Gift This is the second part of a folk medicine interview in Spanish with Francisco Chavajay, un curandero de

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Visited in Dreams – Folk Medicine Interview in Spanish

A Folk Healer is Born This is the first of a five-part folk medicine interview with Francisco Chavajay, curandero de huesos, a folk healer of

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Folk Medicine Interview in Spanish – Born with a Gift

Patient Interview from San Pedro Guatemala Listen to a Chikungunya interview in Spanish where Letty shares her experience with this viral illness and its effects.

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Chikungunya – Patient Interview in Spanish
September 27, 2016

An Unforgettable Experience Coming up you are going to hear interviews I conducted while working with the San Pedro Spanish School in San Pedro, Guatemala.

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Podcasts from Guatemala

Angel asks his grandmother in Mexico, doña Tere Rivas, about her poor vision and the chest discomfort she has been experiencing. Listen to the interview

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Vision Problems and Chest Pain – Patient Interview in Spanish

In this podcast, you will hear a patient interview in Spanish with a Mexican woman who was unable to conceive. While Ángel Bahena was visiting

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Unable to Conceive – Patient Interview in Spanish

Learn Spanish Related to Childbirth While visiting his family in Mexico, my fellow podcaster, Ángel Bahena, did a series of interviews with his family about

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Childbirth – Patient Interview in Spanish

This is the second half of an interview with Angel’s grandmother, doña Tere Rivas. They discuss her medical history as it pertains to her diabetes.

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Diabetes – Patient Interview in Spanish – PMHx

Listen to a patient interview on the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in Mexico, where Angel interviews his grandmother, Doña Tere Rivas. Member? Access the premium

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Diabetes – Patient Interview in Spanish – Dx and Tx

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🎧 400+ Interactive Audio Lessons – Learn anytime, anywhere by engaging with the audio.

📄 Quizzes & Downloadable PDFs – Reinforce learning with interactive quizzes and lesson notes.

🌱 Always Growing – New lessons, fresh tips, and updated content every month!

🩺 Interpret Clinical Encounters – Build confidence through authentic medical scenarios.

👩‍⚕️ Patient & Provider Interviews – Hear real conversations and improve comprehension.

📚 Master Spanish Grammar – Improve fluency by learning grammar through clinical conversations.

💬 Ask Questions, Get Answers – Get responses to your Spanish questions within 24 hours!

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