Author |
Objective or Question |
Population and Design |
Measured Outcomes |
Main Findings |
Maben et al. [22] |
What options exist for medical students to learn Spanish? |
Literature review of data from Medline, Association of American Medical Colleges, 125 school websites |
Proportion of schools offering Spanish electives |
60 US medical schools offer medical Spanish experiences |
Morales et al. [23] |
To evaluate the state of Spanish curricula at US medical schools |
Survey of 132 medical school deans |
Existence of medical Spanish coursework |
73 US schools have a medical Spanish curriculum |
Ortega et al. [24] |
To assess US medical schools’ Spanish educational efforts |
Survey of 155 medical schools from March to November 2019 |
Medical Spanish courses offered |
98/125 report some form of Spanish program; 53/98 report formal curricula |