Abstract
This essay was written for Dr. Simal’s Intermediate Spanish for Health Professions course at Providence College, which invited students to reflect on personal experiences with healthcare. Students shared their narratives in English and Spanish to reach a broader audience and highlight the importance of empathy and listening in healthcare. About the course: Intermediate Spanish for Health Professions aims not only to develop the language skills and medical vocabulary necessary to facilitate communication between future health professionals and the Spanish-speaking communities in the United States, but also to explore the historical, cultural, and ethical dimensions of healthcare in Latin America and the U.S. Through these firsthand narratives, students had the opportunity to reflect on complex healthcare issues from a more personal perspective. Even though the course is conducted entirely in Spanish and all assessments are completed in the target language, students were invited to write their narratives in both English and Spanish to make their stories accessible to a broader audience.
Recommended Citation
Daly, Paige M.
(2026)
"Paralyzed,"
Narrative Medicine: Essays on Health and Care: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/health/vol2/iss1/4
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