This episode of the NAMS MedCast features a conversation with Mara Youdelman of the National Health Law Program (NHeLP). Mara is the Managing Director of Federal Advocacy at NHeLP and a national expert in language access, civil rights protections, and healthcare advocacy, with over two decades of experience. Mara's extensive work includes co-chairing The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights' Health Care Task Force and serving as a founding commissioner for the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI). She will also be the keynote speaker at the MOLA-NAMS conference in late October 2024!

The conversation opens with Mara's journey into health law and her passion for language access and health equity. We discuss how her work aligns with NAMS' mission to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate healthcare for Spanish-speaking patients. The episode also delves into NHeLP's work on language access, specific initiatives like the development of healthcare interpreter certification, and practical steps healthcare students and providers can take to ensure effective communication for patients.

Be sure to check out the links to Mara’s social media, NHeLP resources, and other related materials, and join us for the MOLA-NAMS conference in Chicago!

Links and Resources:

National Health Law Program (NHeLP)
X: @NHeLP_org
Facebook: facebook.com/NHeLProgram
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/national-health-law-program
Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI): www.cchicertification.org

EtoE exam description:
cchicertification.org/certifications/preparing/etoe-description/

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Hosted by: Samuel Orenstein
Guest: Mara Youdelman, J.D., L.L.M
NAMS MedCast Production Team:
Ana Suarez, Samuel Orenstein, Manuel Panzardi

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The NAMS Student Coalition has worked to create a number of tools and workshops to help students at different stages of their medical education advocate for the development of medical language courses which foster and implement the importance of linguistic and cultural concordant care.

One of these avenues is through the presentation of a dynamic workshop entitled ‘Empowering Students and Physicians to Become Medical Spanish Ambassadors,’ which the NAMS team has presented at a number of medical conferences such as the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) National Conference and the Medical Organization for Latino Advancement (MOLA) Yearly Summit.

In this episode, we have the opportunity to share the audio recording of the Ambassador Workshop hosted by NAMS at the 34th Annual LMSA Midwest 2024 Regional Conference hosted at Case Western Reserve University in February 2024.

This session was hosted by NAMS Student Coalition members Rafael Ramos and Natalie Vela (now MD, Family Medicine PGY-1 at University of Arizona Tucson) and was given to LMSA Student leaders from across the Midwest region.

We sincerely appreciate the support and flexibility provided by the LMSA Midwest 2024 Conference team and the LMSA Midwest 2023-2024 Regional Leadership for the opportunity to engage with students in this capacity and for providing this audio. To connect with the LMSA Midwest Regional leadership, please visit https://midwest.lmsa.net/ or connect with them on social media @lmsamidwest

If you are interested in working with NAMS, or are interested in hosting the ‘Becoming a Medical Spanish Ambassador Workshop’ we’ve presented at LMSA and MOLA conferences, please email studentcoalition@namspanish.org or connect with us on social media @namspanish

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Hosted by: Rafael Ramos and Dr. Natalie Vela, MD

NAMS Medcast Production Team:
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The responsibility to provide language concordant care does not fall solely on the shoulders of physicians, as modern healthcare entails the collaboration of many different medical disciplines and professionals with different areas of expertise and training. Pharmacists play a key role in patient communication, medication management, and in maintaining trust, so it is very important that they are also trained to provide their care and specialty in an appropriate manner.

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Robert Mueller, PharmD, BCPS, an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, as well as one of the Board members of the National Association of Medical Spanish (NAMS).

We learn about his professional journey and the interweaving of medical Spanish into his chosen career path, as well as a number of his many projects and responsibilities as an Ambulatory Care Pharmacist within a Family Medicine Clinic, his faculty role in teaching a Medical Spanish courses for pharmacy students, and as the founder of the Medical Spanish for Pharmacy Education Connect Community.

If you are interested in connecting with Dr. Mueller or are interested in learning about the Medical Spanish for Pharmacy Education connect Community, please visit

https://www.cuw.edu/academics/schools/pharmacy/faculty.html or linkedin.com/in/robert-mueller-b9a771a0 or contact him directly at Robert.Mueller@cuw.edu

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Hosted by: Rafael Ramos

Guests: Dr. Robert Mueller, PharmD, BCPS

NAMS Medcast Production Team:
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NAMS allows its members to learn about the many ways in which Medical Spanish can be incorporated in the different facets of Medical Education, and our community also provides insight into the needs of this language in Medical School Admissions and DEI initiatives.

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Sandra Quezada, the Associate Dean of Admissions and Associate Dean for Faculty, Diversity, and Inclusion at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, as well as a Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. During our conversation, she shares her journey towards Academic Medicine, and details how her own background with Medical Spanish has shaped the many roles and responsibilities she undertakes at the University of Maryland.

To learn more about the University of Maryland SOM, please following the links below

Dra. Quezada Profile @sandraquezadamd on Social Media

Admissions

Medical Spanish (scroll down)

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Hosted by: Rafael Ramos

Guests: Dr. Sandra Quezada

Produced, Directed, and Edited by: Rafael Ramos

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Medical Spanish Education Initiatives come in all shapes and sizes, and offer a unique avenue for networking and collaboration both across and outside the United States.

In our first episode of 2024, we chat with Dr. James Moak, an Associate Professor in the Departmet of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia, and the founder of the 'Spanish Grand Rounds' Seminar Series, a monthly zoom-based Grand Rounds initiative hosted by the University of Virginia Department of Emergency Medicine.

We learn about the structure and goal of these collaborative English-Spanish zoom sessions, and about Dr. Moak's own journey of learning and working with both of these languages.

If you’re interested in contacting Dr. Moak to follow up on any questions and especially if you’re interested in participating in the monthly Grand Rounds en Español, please email james.moak@virginia.edu

You can find recordings of previous Grand Rounds on Dr. Moak's Youtube Page
https://www.youtube.com/@drjamesmoak/videos

For more information on NAMS membership benefits, please visit https://www.namspanish.org/resources
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Hosted by: Sinibaldo Romero Arocha

Guests: Dr. James Moak

Produced, Directed, and Edited by: Rafael Ramos

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Through NAMS, we’re very lucky that we have a chance to connect with and learn from many of the programs and initiatives from across the United States that already work to teach students and professionals alike about the importance of language concordant care.

For our last episode of 2023, we interview Dr. Rose Molina and Dr. Silvana Bonilla to learn about the Medical Language Program at Harvard Medical School. Through our conversation, they give us an overview of the history of medical language education and scope at HMS, highlight the work being done with Medical Spanish, and we also learn about their own personal journeys with spanish-language initiatives and related research.

If you’re interested in learning more about the programs offered at Harvard Medical School, or are considering applying to their institution, please visit their website at https://meded.hms.harvard.edu/medical-languages

For more information on NAMS membership benefits, please visit https://www.namspanish.org/resources
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Hosted by: Sinibaldo Romero Arocha

Guests: Dra. Rose Molina and Dra. Silvana Bonilla

Produced, Directed, and Edited by: Rafael Ramos

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At NAMS, we are very lucky that we’re able to interview and learn from many of the key individuals who have worked to formalize Medical Spanish educational programs in a number of iterations across the United States, and we are even luckier that many of them are willing to share their life stories and teaching philosophies with us.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Marco Aleman and Dra. Ana Bermudez, the leaders of CAMPOS, or Comprehensive Advanced Medical Program of Spanish, a case-based medical Spanish program at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine. Through this conversation, we learn about their unique medical Spanish program, the case-based learning model, and the importance of CAMPOS in the UNC community.

If you’re interested in learning more about the CAMPOS program or are considering applying, please visit their website at https://www.med.unc.edu/campos/

For more information on NAMS membership benefits, please visit https://www.namspanish.org/resources
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Hosted by: Erin Albertini

Guests: Dr. Marco Aleman and Dra. Ana Bermudez

Produced, Directed, and Edited by: Rafael Ramos

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Part 2 of our special collaborative and inspirational conversation between the leadership of NAMS (National Association for Medical Spanish) and MOLA (the Medical Organization for Latino Advancement), two robust organizations that advocate for the professional and health equity advancement of the Latinx/Hispanic population. We had a chance to sit down with MOLA President Óscar Iván Zambrano, as well as Phillip Sierra and Sabrina Martinez from MOLA and Rafael Ramos from NAMS to discuss the upcoming collaborative VII Annual MOLA Latinx Health Symposium and IV NAMS Medical Spanish Summit. We reflect on the origins of these two successful organizations and their missions, and discuss at length the role of Spanish language and advancement at a societal level and our ability to shape the culture surrounding language in medicine. Thank you for listening and don't forget to register for the 2023 Summit!

To sign up for the VII Annual MOLA Latinx Health Symposium please visit.
https://www.chicagomola.com/event/vii-annual-latinx-health-symposium/

For more information on MOLA membership benefits, please visit https://chicagomola.com/membership/
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Hosted by: Elise Edwards and Bahareh Sharafi

Guests: Phillip Sierra (MOLA), Óscar Iván Zambrano (MOLA), Sabrina Martinez (MOLA), Rafael Ramos (MOLA/NAMS)

Produced, Directed, and Edited by: Rafael Ramos

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