API students participate excursions designed to help familiarize them with the culture and surrounding areas of their host city and country. The following is a listing of potential excursions for API Buenos Aires programs. API may need to modify the excursions offered in a given term due to travel restrictions or health and safety concerns.

*Combined session summer students (e.g. Summer 1& 2, or Summer 1, 2, &3) will not repeat excursions.

What You’ll Study

TOTAL CREDITS - 6 semester credits

Students in this program will earn 6 credits of Spanish language while completing 60 hours of clinical rotations at the Hospital Británico. Mornings will be spent at the hospital, while afternoons will be spent on Spanish language instruction and seminars with local health professionals.

In order to participate in clinical rotations, the hospital requires students to submit proof of immunization for Hepatitis B, Mumps, Rubella, Measles, Chicken Pox, Influenza, and Pertussis. Proof of immunization will not be required for acceptance to the program but participants must submit documentation at least 4 weeks prior to the program start date.

All students will complete a language exam prior to the start of the program to confirm their Spanish level.

TRANSCRIPTS

API students receive a transcript from the Universidad de Belgrano upon completion of their program.

COURSE OFFERINGS

Students earn a total of 6 U.S. semester credits for participating in the Spanish Medical Immersion Program. The intensive language course consists of 60 contact hours of Spanish language instruction and lectures by health professionals. An additional 15 contact hours are reflected on the transcript documenting language practice as part of the clinical rotations. This equates to 1 hour of class time awarded for every 4 hours spent in clinical rotations.

Two levels of Spanish instruction are offered; more advanced speakers will be given tailored writing assignments to correspond with their higher language level.

CREDIT INFORMATION

At the Universidad de Belgrano, each contact hour is equivalent to 45 minutes, rather than the standard 50 minutes in the United States. API recommends the number of credit hours to be awarded per course by translating the total number of Argentine contact hours into U.S. contact hours.

Highlights

• Classes taught in Spanish
• Complete a language course focused on medical Spanish
• Participate in clinical rotations at the Hospital Fleni