Customer Reviews

McGraw-Hill's Quick and Easy Medical Spanish w/Audio CD

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I selected this product because it was supposed to come with an audio CD. However when I received it from Amazon there was no CD included. When I contacted Amazon, they apologized and said it was no longer available from the distributer (so I'm suprised to still see it advertised with the CD on this site). I ended up ordering it direct from McGraw-Hill (with the CD). This is my first disappointing experience with AMazon, but I'd recommend you save yourself the hassle (and extra shipping) and order it direct from McGraw-Hill.
As for the product itself, it would help to have a pretty good background in Spanish grammar before starting, since it is a bit strangely organized. Overall, it's a good start to learning medical Spanish.

I was looking for a book with phrases and commonly used medical terms, that also included a CD. I flipped through this book after I received it and appeared more like a high school workbook. There were translation exercises. I'm an ER nurse and writing spanish is not what I really need. Consider carefully what you need before purchasing. I am returning it and buying "On Target: Spanish for Healthcare Providers". Hopefully this one will be better.

Well, mine came with a CD and a book. The book starts with the basics and can be used both by those who have no or little background in spanish and also those who want to improve their spanish by increasing their health care related vocabulary. The CD is packed with fast paced dialogue where the narrator hardly takes a breath. I actually liked the "high-school" format where you fill in the blanks since it helps to better memorize the new words etc. Do not have a comparison but I felt the package met my expectations.

I often buy books with associated CD-ROMs so I can listen to them in the car
while commuting to work.

I do NOT recommend this if that is your purpose. Too many of the dialogs require
you (in my opinion) to have the book in front of you.

Otherwise, the book covers all of the ground you would expect. It is just that I
would not recommend it for "audio-only" learning.

This text/workbook is an excellent guide in learning the basic language skills needed to communicate with spanish speaking patients. I especially appreciate the phrases presented which are useful in multiple settings. After using this text I am confident I can communicate with my spanish speaking patients in a manner which will make them feel that I am invested in providing them with compassionate clinical care. The pace of the CD is fast but provides an excellent guide for pronunciation and translation along with page references for each section of the book. I'm a PA and I've already recommended it to several colleagues.

I think this book can really help someone who knows alittle spanish and works in the medical field. This helps to communicate with patients who speak little english.