On July 7, LanguageMate® deployed Canopy® Medical Spanish at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). The innovative e-learning program, developed with funding from the National Institutes of Health, is designed to enable current and future medical professionals to communicate more effectively with Spanish-speaking patients.

With an increasingly high Spanish-speaking patient population in the greater Kansas City area, and the need to accommodate more students per course, KUMC needed a turnkey solution that was not only affordable, but also accessible. Students and staff members alike will have access to the institution-wide license.

Patricia A. Thomas, MD, KUMC’s Associate Dean for Cultural Enhancement and Diversity, anticipates positive results from the course. “It will allow wide-spread access to students, faculty and staff on all of our campuses to have the opportunity to learn medical Spanish at their own pace and on their own time,” Thomas said.

In addition to providing a flexible option for learning medical Spanish, Canopy® provides busy students with in-depth personalized feedback and a robust set of exercises. LanguageMate® Director of Product Management, Brian Yarnell, speaks to the benefits of the Canopy® platform relative to KUMC’s needs, stating, “The administration wanted a course that could accommodate more students, offer more material, and be easier on the students’ schedules. Through the bite-size chunks of on-demand lessons, Canopy® was the solution for both students and faculty at the institution.”

For more information about Canopy®, please visit www.languagemate.com/products/canopy/ or call 212-274-1654 x33.

About the University of Kansas Medical Center

KU Medical Center strives to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs at three schools: the School of Medicine, with campuses in Kansas City, Wichita and Salina; the School of Nursing; and the School of Health Professions. The medical center seeks to advance the health sciences through world-class research, and deliver state-of-the-art patient care in academic medical center and community environments.

About LanguageMate®

LanguageMate® is a leading developer of communication solutions in the healthcare field. The company’s mission is to create tools that enable health care institutions to enhance quality of care and improve patient satisfaction. LanguageMate® has received more than a dozen Small Business Innovation Research grants from the NIH since 2004 to transform the delivery of health education and health services.