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Residents and Fellows Comprise Inaugural Class of Spanish Language Education Course

10-Week Course Aims to Improve Communication With a Growing Spanish-Speaking Community

Baystate's Office of Graduate Medical Education is offering a Spanish Language Education course designed to improve patient care by increasing physicians' cultural competence and enhancing communication between physicians and patients and their families.

This course, offered free of charge, was developed and is delivered by instructors from the International Language Institute of Massachusetts. Not intended to provide participants with the skills necessary to supplant translation services, it will leave participants feeling more comfortable and capable when serving Spanish-speaking patients.

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"IRB 250: At Your Doorstep" Now On Your Desktop

PRIM&R's IRB Resource Guide Available on eWorkplace

PRIM&R, Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research, is the primary organizational body for IRB and IACUC professionals. With the goal of advancing the highest ethical standards in the conduct of biomedical, social science, behavioral, and educational research, PRIM&R offers educational and certification opportunities for those involved in human subjects and animal research.

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