M3/M4 Clerkship Opportunities

  • List of M3 sites with high percentage of Spanish speaking patients
  • Resources for M4 national/international electives in Spanish
  • Provide additional training for Spanish speakers on rotation specific terminology

M3 Loyola Clerkship Spanish speaking sites

  • Surgery Clerkship:
    • Loyola Maywood has the most Spanish speakers (10-20%)
  • Medicine Clerkship:
    • Loyola, West Suburban, and MacNeal Hospital all have a share of Spanish speaking patients, whereas Hines does not
  • Family Medicine:
    • Cook County: Jorge Prieto Clinic (90%), Cicero clinic (70%)
    • West Suburban- Salud Clinic (60%)
  • Psychiatry:
    • Madden has a unit of Spanish speaking patients (required fluency)
    • Loyola – 10-20% depending on service
  • OB/GYN Clerkship:
    • No sites have extensive Spanish speaking patients
  • PEDS Clerkship:
    • St. Joseph - Extensive Spanish speaking
    • La Grange Community Center - Extensive Spanish speaking

M4 Rotations with Spanish speaking

  • Loyola International Electives (see elective catalogue):
    • Guatemala
    • Bolivia
    • Peru
    • Mexico