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AHEC Program announces release of Polyglot Med Spanish iPhone App
posted February 28th, 2011The Duke AHEC Program announces the release of Polyglot Med Spanish iPhone App.
You don’t speak Spanish?... ¿y él no halba inglés? It’s no longer a problem!
Polyglot Med Spanish is the perfect tool to bridge the communication gap between health care providers and Spanish-speaking patients. This simple-to-use app offers immediate audio translation of over 3,000 common words, phrases and assessment questions from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English. The original Polyglot: Multimedia Medical Spanish Translator was developed in 1999 by a Duke University medical student, BJ Lawson. Since 1999, the Duke AHEC Program has distributed CD-ROM versions of Polyglot to health care providers and health professions students across North Carolina with the support of the NC AHEC Program. Polyglot Med Spanish app is available for use on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad.
The Polyglot Med Spanish app is now available for download in the App Store. During the promotional period of February 28 to April 7th, 2011, the app will be available for FREE. Spread the word to your colleagues across North Carolina! This is an exclusive offer for all North Carolina health care providers and health professions students. After April 7th, the app will cost $4.99. Visit the App Store at www.apple.com/itunes.
For more information or questions, contact Tara Owens Shuler at 919-684-2648 or tara.owens@duke.edu.