MSS Clinical Spanish Club

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About the club

The mission of the Clinical Spanish Club is to provide comprehensive and interactive learning opportunities for medical students to develop Spanish language skills tailored to clinical settings. With approximately 150,000 native Spanish speakers in Montreal, Spanish is one of the city’s most spoken languages. By improving Spanish communication skills, our goal is to promote more equitable, culturally sensitive, and
patient-centered care for Hispanic patients in our community.


Our primary focus areas include:
– Conducting clinical interviews and taking patient histories
– Answering patient questions and explaining basic medical conditions
– Building rapport with newly arrived Hispanic patients
We welcome learners of all levels—including native speakers—who may benefit from refreshers in medical vocabulary.

Our lessons are designed with minimal assumed prior knowledge and emphasize practical vocabulary for clinical communication (e.g., symptom description, body parts). Vocabulary workshops will be followed by practice sessions with Spanish-speaking standardized patients, offering students the chance to apply what they’ve learned in a supportive, low-stakes environment.

In addition, we will offer free learning resources such as Anki decks to help reinforce skills outside of meetings. To foster deeper cultural understanding, we will also organize social and cultural events in collaboration with the local Hispanic community.

Contact information

RolePersonContact
Club PresidentEmma Rodriguez, class of 2026emma.rodriguez@mail.mcgill.ca
Director of FinanceGabriel Berberi, class of 2027gabriel.berberi@mail.mcgill.ca
Director of communicationsEadan Farber, class of 2025eadan.farber@mail.mcgill.ca
Education CoordinatorDiana Diiorio, class of 2027diana.diiorio2@mail.mcgill.ca
Med- 4 RepRandy Mukengeshayi, class of 2026randy.mukengeshayi@mail.mcgill.ca
Med-3 RepCedric Campeau, class of 2027cedric.campeau@mail.mcgill.ca
Med-2 RepNour Bou-aoun, class of 2028nour.bou-aoun@mail.mcgill.ca
Med-1 RepTBD