Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2011 Feb 10;75(1):4. doi: 10.5688/ajpe7514.
To implement a Spanish language and culture initiative in a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum that would improve students' Spanish language skills and cultural competence so that graduates could provide competent pharmaceutical care to Spanish-speaking patients.
Five elective courses were created and introduced to the curriculum including 2 medical Spanish courses; a medical Spanish service-learning course; a 2-week Spanish language and cultural immersion trip to Mexico; and an advanced practice pharmacy experience (APPE) at a medical care clinic serving a high percentage of Spanish-speaking patients. Advisors placed increased emphasis on encouraging pharmacy students to complete a major or minor in Spanish.
Enrollment in the Spanish language courses and the cultural immersion trip has been strong. Twenty-three students have completed the APPE at a Spanish-speaking clinic. Eleven percent of 2010 Butler University pharmacy graduates completed a major or minor in Spanish compared to approximately 1% in 2004 when the initiative began.
A Spanish language and culture initiative started in 2004 has resulted in increased Spanish language and cultural competence among pharmacy students and recent graduates.
在药剂学博士（PharmD）课程中实施西班牙语和文化计划，以提高学生的西班牙语技能和文化能力，使毕业生能够为讲西班牙语的患者提供合格的药物治疗。
创建并向课程中引入了五门选修课程，包括两门医学西班牙语课程；一门医学西班牙语服务学习课程；为期两周的西班牙语语言和文化沉浸之旅前往墨西哥；以及在为高比例讲西班牙语患者提供医疗服务的诊所进行高级实践药学体验（APPE）。顾问们更加鼓励药学学生主修或辅修西班牙语。
西班牙语语言课程和文化沉浸之旅的入学率一直很高。有 23 名学生在讲西班牙语的诊所完成了 APPE。与 2004 年计划开始时的约 1%相比，2010 年巴特勒大学药学毕业生中有 11%完成了西班牙语的主修或辅修。
2004 年开始的西班牙语和文化计划已经导致药学学生和应届毕业生的西班牙语和文化能力得到提高。
