This year, we have
based ourselves on the Disney film saga on the free adaptation of myths and
legends of pirates and corsairs in the Caribbean seas. It is not the first time
we use Disney themes to create the atmosphere of the course. Already in 2019,
we made the adaptation of "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling with
the graphic profile of the two Disney Studios films, the first from 1967 and
the most recent from 2016. For IHCAI Institute this graphic design involves a
constant effort to innovate, it also reminds us of the need to generate playful
and creative educational experiences, in addition to presenting the work teams
that are partially renewed each year. The combination of young instructors and
others with a lot of experience has been successful. It allows us to combine
the technical quality that comes from cultivating skills, with the vigor and
dynamism of youth.
This course brings
together the efforts of a great team of professionals led from Boston by Nicte
Mejia, MD, MPH, Faculty Director at HMS ME518, and Kari Hannibal, Administrator
of the Academic Engagement Program and program manager at HMS. Giovanna Tapia,
director of Spanish Immersion Jamaica Plain & Brookline, also participates.
This is a community initiative of Spanish-speaking people from Boston. They
enrich the course by practicing Spanish with senior medical students and
facilitating their understanding of the Hispanic migrant culture.
On behalf of the IHCAI
Institute based in Costa Rica, the course is coordinated by Prof. Yuri Baidal,
Director of Program Development, and Prof. Alba Vargas, coordinator of the
Department of Teaching Spanish as a Second Language. This year, the
participation of three young physicians from Honduras who will develop the
content of the program's clinical scenarios stands out.
¡Suerte a todos y todas en esta nueva aventura en la que navegaremos por
la lengua y la cultura hispana!
Director General
IHCAI Institute
Faculty Team of Give Me Five 2023
Spanish Language Department:
Prof. Alba Vargas / Spanish instructor – Grammar emphasis
Prof. Yuri Baidal / Spanish instructor – Grammar emphasis
Clinical scenarios:
Prof. Nicole Rivera
Prof. Wendy López
Prof. Alejandra Craniotis
