This 2-quarter course sequence is designed for medical trainees of all language levels interested in developing their scope of Medical Mandarin in clinical practice. The course will focus on understanding Chinese healthcare systems and culture, while navigating potentially difficult conversations in Mandarin including: sexuality, mental health, family dynamics, and end-of-life discussion. The course will feature patient and family voices, adopting a flipped classroom model with biweekly, small group language labs complemented by monthly large group didactic sessions. Students enrolling in the 1-unit course will attend monthly large group didactics, while students enrolled in the 2-unit course will also attend biweekly language labs. Large group sessions will be taught by faculty and residents in Stanford Family Medicine who use Medical Mandarin daily in their own primary care practice. Each large group session will also feature patients, families, and content experts to offer their own lived experiences with Clinical Mandarin. Students with specific medical interests are encouraged to develop their own ideas for directed reading with course staff throughout the course.
1-2 units · Medical School MD Grades
This 2-quarter course sequence is designed for medical trainees of all language levels interested in developing their scope of Medical Mandarin in clinical practice. The course will focus on understanding Chinese healthcare systems and culture, while navigating potentially difficult conversations in Mandarin including: sexuality, mental health, family dynamics, and end-of-life discussion. The course will feature patient and family voices, adopting a flipped classroom model with biweekly, small group language labs complemented by monthly large group didactic sessions. Students enrolling in the 1-unit course will attend monthly large group didactics, while students enrolled in the 2-unit course will also attend biweekly language labs. Large group sessions will be taught by faculty and residents in Stanford Family Medicine who use Medical Mandarin daily in their own primary care practice. Each large group session will also feature patients, families, and content experts to offer their own lived experiences with Clinical Mandarin. Students with specific medical interests are encouraged to develop their own ideas for directed reading with course staff throughout the course.
Offered in Winter 2026 at Stanford University.