Medical Japanese?

[Sckwee]

Hiya,

So a 'hot topic' in class lately has been taking medical Spanish courses to beef up your resume. I've never taken a single Spanish class (2 years of French in High school as well as another probably 2.5 years of Japanese throughout late high school and early first college experience) and I have zero desire to start Spanish now (YEAH YEAH I KNOW, IT'S A POPULAR LANGUAGE).

Anyway, Does anyone know of any medical Japanese courses? As I have more background with that language it seems to me that I would be better off following that course and I would get more enjoyment out of it.

I live in Denver, CO but I would be willing to commute to the nearby larger cities if need be...

Thanks ahead!

[on eagles wings, ASN, RN]

Do you think you will ever actually use medical Japanese here in the US? I haven't ever even heard of a medical Japanese course. Of course, unless you plan on going to Japan as an RN I don't see the point of doing that. :)

I know Spanish if probably a boring language to a lot of people but the reason so many people are learning it is because it is kind of a big language here in the States. Especially in states like California, Arizona, New York, New Jersey, Florida(where I am), and maybe your state, no? It just seems to me that you are more likely to use medical Spanish in your career than let's say, Japanese. You may eventually come across Mexican, Cuban, Dominican, Puerto Rican, Colombian, etc immigrants which only know a few words in English. Usually Japanese people that are here, even if for a visit, know English.

Spanish is my first language but I also wanted to learn another language. I have a background in Japanese and I have only ever used it with pen pals! I am considering learning Arabic, since it is a very widely used language. Maybe Chinese or even Creole will be a little more helpful.

Anyway thats my opinion. GL :)