Success Metrics:
5,000+ medical students and alumni trained on Canopy Medical Spanish Courses
80% of learners agree that Canopy Medical Spanish improves their ability to communicate with Spanish-speaking patients
63.5% of learners are in practice or residency programs, speaking Spanish frequently with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patients
5,000+ medical students and alumni trained on Canopy Medical Spanish Courses
80% of learners agree that Canopy Medical Spanish improves their ability to communicate with Spanish-speaking patients
63.5% of learners are in practice or residency programs, speaking Spanish frequently with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patients
Snapshot of Canopy's Group License:
Students Enrolled: 1,000+ per year
Course Subscription: Up to 12 months per learner
Pricing: Click here to inquire about specific pricing info
Students Enrolled: 1,000+ per year
- 24.2% are in-school medical students
- 12.3% are medical residents
- 63.5% are healthcare providers in practice
Course Subscription: Up to 12 months per learner
Pricing: Click here to inquire about specific pricing info
Background
The UCLA Geffen School of Medicine is ranked as one of the top 10 medical schools in the U.S. The school, which has a highly competitive application process, enrolls roughly 700 full-time students per year (out of approximately 14,500 applications received in the 2019 academic year), lending itself to an above-average student-faculty ratio of 3.8:1. Students in the program additionally train at one of 12 affiliated hospitals in the L.A. area to gain practical clinical skills.
The UCLA Geffen School of Medicine is ranked as one of the top 10 medical schools in the U.S. The school, which has a highly competitive application process, enrolls roughly 700 full-time students per year (out of approximately 14,500 applications received in the 2019 academic year), lending itself to an above-average student-faculty ratio of 3.8:1. Students in the program additionally train at one of 12 affiliated hospitals in the L.A. area to gain practical clinical skills.
Challenge
With a population that is becoming increasingly linguistically and culturally diverse, it is critical that academic institutions provide their scholars with the support and tools necessary to work effectively with language-minority patients. Specifically, during the COVID-19 pandemic, culturally competent care takes on even greater importance.
Although 41 million U.S. citizens are native Spanish speakers, few medical education institutions throughout the country offer specific medical Spanish courses. Of those that do, the offerings are minimal, and, as a result, the expectations of healthcare facilities seeking to hire medical professionals are strikingly low. In fact, there is no concrete, universal, and standardized bilingual language proficiency measure for incoming healthcare employees.
As a top-10 medical school in the nation with a mission “to heal humankind by delivering leading-edge research, education, patient care, and community engagement,” UCLA aspires to offer the best of four tiers that closely parallel those of Canopy. A significant portion of that aspiration involves equipping its medical students and affiliates with the education necessary to serve Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patient populations.
With a population that is becoming increasingly linguistically and culturally diverse, it is critical that academic institutions provide their scholars with the support and tools necessary to work effectively with language-minority patients. Specifically, during the COVID-19 pandemic, culturally competent care takes on even greater importance.
Although 41 million U.S. citizens are native Spanish speakers, few medical education institutions throughout the country offer specific medical Spanish courses. Of those that do, the offerings are minimal, and, as a result, the expectations of healthcare facilities seeking to hire medical professionals are strikingly low. In fact, there is no concrete, universal, and standardized bilingual language proficiency measure for incoming healthcare employees.
As a top-10 medical school in the nation with a mission “to heal humankind by delivering leading-edge research, education, patient care, and community engagement,” UCLA aspires to offer the best of four tiers that closely parallel those of Canopy. A significant portion of that aspiration involves equipping its medical students and affiliates with the education necessary to serve Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patient populations.
Solution
The school functions as one of the pioneering medical institutions with a robust Medical Spanish curriculum; to augment it, the university has chosen to partner with Canopy to give students an even more robust, autonomous, and flexible educational tool to supplement their language learning.
The school functions as one of the pioneering medical institutions with a robust Medical Spanish curriculum; to augment it, the university has chosen to partner with Canopy to give students an even more robust, autonomous, and flexible educational tool to supplement their language learning.
Learn More About CanopyLearn Medical Spanish
Since 2013, Canopy Innovations, Inc. has partnered with an L.A.-based university’s medical students, alumni network, and affiliate hospitals, offering up to 12 months of Canopy Learn Medical Spanish course access per learner to provide current and future healthcare professionals with the language tools needed to provide patients of Spanish language backgrounds with optimal care.
Additionally, the university’s strong sense of social responsibility and values of diversity and inclusion, in association with the surrounding community and greater patient population, serves as a fundamental basis for its partnership with Canopy.
Canopy’s self-paced Medical Spanish courses provide a flexible learning option for busy medical students while equipping them with the linguistic knowledge and skills necessary to serve the Spanish-speaking patient populations in L.A. County - an area that is marked by its native Spanish-speaking citizens and other areas across the country.
A number of students and affiliates have referenced the application’s easy-to-use platform, providing users with “bite-sized” lessons that are quickly digested and effective.
Since 2013, Canopy Innovations, Inc. has partnered with an L.A.-based university’s medical students, alumni network, and affiliate hospitals, offering up to 12 months of Canopy Learn Medical Spanish course access per learner to provide current and future healthcare professionals with the language tools needed to provide patients of Spanish language backgrounds with optimal care.
Additionally, the university’s strong sense of social responsibility and values of diversity and inclusion, in association with the surrounding community and greater patient population, serves as a fundamental basis for its partnership with Canopy.
Canopy’s self-paced Medical Spanish courses provide a flexible learning option for busy medical students while equipping them with the linguistic knowledge and skills necessary to serve the Spanish-speaking patient populations in L.A. County - an area that is marked by its native Spanish-speaking citizens and other areas across the country.
A number of students and affiliates have referenced the application’s easy-to-use platform, providing users with “bite-sized” lessons that are quickly digested and effective.
“Canopy Learn helps me communicate better with my Spanish-speaking patients. ”
An anonymous first-year medical student at the university enjoys the integrated lessons CanopyLearn has to offer, including a combination of text and media.
This university acquired an unlimited group license, which does not limit the total number of learners to be enrolled per year within the set cost paid upfront, thus maximizing the return on the investment (ROI). Along with the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 and growing numbers of confirmed coronavirus patients, the university’s students and alumni have quickly adapted to the transformation in healthcare, education, and daily life. An influx of new learners have self-enrolled themselves into the CanopyLearn platform since March, using it as a tool to learn medical Spanish or refresh their medical Spanish vocabulary at home while practicing social-distancing.
This university acquired an unlimited group license, which does not limit the total number of learners to be enrolled per year within the set cost paid upfront, thus maximizing the return on the investment (ROI). Along with the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 and growing numbers of confirmed coronavirus patients, the university’s students and alumni have quickly adapted to the transformation in healthcare, education, and daily life. An influx of new learners have self-enrolled themselves into the CanopyLearn platform since March, using it as a tool to learn medical Spanish or refresh their medical Spanish vocabulary at home while practicing social-distancing.
About Canopy
Canopy Learn is the #1 selling Medical Spanish Online Courses in the US, awarded by the National Institute of Health, tailored for medical use and developed for the busy schedules of healthcare professionals. Over 40 medical specialties have been spread across all three levels, covering major medical treatments of both physical and mental health, as well as general knowledge of various medical specialties.
The wide spectrum of medical topics is the perfect learning resource not only for medical students or nursing students, but also healthcare professionals in different specialties including Medical Doctors (MD), Doctors of Osteopathics (DO), Physician Assistants (PA), Registered Nurses (RN), and Pharmacists.
Canopy Learn is the #1 selling Medical Spanish Online Courses in the US, awarded by the National Institute of Health, tailored for medical use and developed for the busy schedules of healthcare professionals. Over 40 medical specialties have been spread across all three levels, covering major medical treatments of both physical and mental health, as well as general knowledge of various medical specialties.
The wide spectrum of medical topics is the perfect learning resource not only for medical students or nursing students, but also healthcare professionals in different specialties including Medical Doctors (MD), Doctors of Osteopathics (DO), Physician Assistants (PA), Registered Nurses (RN), and Pharmacists.
Canopy looks forward to collaborating with additional medical institutions, and hopes to improve and augment its courses to equip healthcare professionals with the tools to better serve LEP populations throughout the United States.
