Table 1  Session objectives

1. Initiate social conversations in Arabic, such as greetings and inquiring about patient’s wellbeing

2. Recite days of the week in Arabic

3. Count from 1-20 in Arabic

4. Identify different body parts and organs in Arabic

5. Elicit general and system-specific chief complaints in Arabic

6. Elicit details of the chief complaint, such as frequency, severity, etc.

7. Perform a comprehensive patient history (medication history, past medical history, family history, history of present illness, etc.) in Arabic

8. Describe different drug formulations (ie tablet, syrup)

9. Communicate medication administration and frequency to patients in Arabic

10. Provide behavioral counseling (diet, exercise, smoking cessation, etc.) in Arabic