PAs learn Spanish for accuracy.

From: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) | Date: July 24, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Jan Jarvis

Jul. 24--It was not easy for Ben Brackett to describe his symptoms en espaA[+ or -]ol.

It was even more challenging for Michelle Simancas to ask the right questions in Spanish that would lead to the correct diagnosis.

But both Brackett, who was pretending to be a patient, and Simancas, who was practicing being a physician assistant, did just that as part of a unique medical Spanish class at the University of Texas Southwestern Al...

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