Table 2 Language Courses Taken by Alumni of Harvard Medical School’s Medical Language Program (N = 206, n (%))
From: Professional language use by alumni of the Harvard Medical School Medical Language Program
Medical Language Course Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Language Course | ||||
Spanish | 177 (86) | |||
Mandarin | 18 (9) | |||
Portuguese | 8 (4) | |||
Haitian Creole | 3 (1) | |||
Type of Language Coursea | ||||
Intensive (month-long) language course | 107 (52) | |||
Clinical elective abroad | 94 (46) | |||
Longitudinal (semester-long) language course | 66 (32) | |||
Unsure or other | 9 (4) | |||
Language Course by Self-Reported Racial/Ethnic Identities | ||||
Language Course | White (N = 110) | Hispanic, Latinx, or Spanish Origin (N = 13) | Black or African American (N = 19) | Asian (N = 71) |
Spanish | 105 (95) | 11 (85) | 18 (95) | 53 (75) |
Mandarin | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 17 (24) |
Portuguese | 3 (3) | 2 (15) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) |
Haitian Creole | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
Pre-existing Language Experience Before Taking Medical Language Coursea | ||||
Learned the language from formal classes in school | 113 (55) | |||
Beginner student or no prior experience | 64 (31) | |||
Lived/worked in a country where the target language was spoken | 49 (24) | |||
Learned the language from formal classes outside of school | 37 (18) | |||
Learned the language with family | 24 (12) | |||
Traveled to a country speaking the target language | 2 (1) | |||
Learned the language from friends | 1 (0.5) | |||