NAMS 2026 Conference

NAMS 2026 Conference

NAMS 2026 Conference
Golden West College · Huntington Beach, California
November 12–14, 2026

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7:00am PST

Registration & Breakfast Language Arts Resource Center

8:00am PST

Opening Session — Welcome Auditorium

8:15am PST

Baile Folclórico Auditorium

8:30am PST

Keynote — Dr. David Hayes-Bautista (Distinguished Professor of Medicine, UCLA; Director, Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture) Auditorium

9:00am PST

Keynote Q&A Auditorium

9:15am PST

Patient Panel Auditorium

10:00am PST

Coffee & Snack Break Language Arts Resource Center

10:25am PST

O35 — Do Medical Students Actually Improve? Evidence from an 18-Month Required Medical Spanish Curriculum Language Arts – Room 105 O36 — Centering Local Language in Pedagogical Materials for Breast Cancer Care Language Arts – Room 106 Panel: Humildad sociocultural y lingüística desde el enfoque crítico CriSoLL Auditorium

10:50am PST

O37 — “It's Very Powerful”: Language as a Complex Asset among Latinx Medical Students and Residents Language Arts – Room 105 O38 — State Appropriation as a Protective Factor for Clinical Communication Skills in Spanish Education: A Case Study at a Hispanic-Serving Medical School Language Arts – Room 106

11:15am PST

O40 — Rotura de menisco [Meniscus tears]: Analyzing Online Spanish-Language Patient Educational Materials on Meniscus Tears Language Arts – Room 105 O39 — Realidad virtual en clases de español médico: innovación para la comunicación clínica Language Arts – Room 104 O41 — Farmworkers' Health and Environmental Hazards in Under the Feet of Jesus: Uses of Fiction in Medical Humanities Language Arts – Room 106

11:40am PST

O42 — More Than Words: Building Intercultural Competence and Empathy in the Spanish for Health Professions Classroom Language Arts – Room 105 O43 — Character Education in Medical Spanish: Beyond Language and Culture Instruction Language Arts – Room 106 Panel: Las palabras vacías se las lleva el viento: Empowering the words we teach Auditorium

12:05pm PST

O44 — Plain Language Spanish: Testing Simplified Explanatory Scripts for Low-Literacy Patients Language Arts – Room 105 O45 — Bridging Smiles to Systems (BStS): Advancing Oral Health in Rural California Through Community Participation and Advocacy Language Arts – Room 106

12:25pm PST

Lunch Language Arts Resource Center

1:30pm PST

How much does language discordance in healthcare cost? An economic analysis Language Arts – Room 105 O46 — From Difference to Disorder: Dialect-Informed Diagnosis in Spanish–English Bilingual Children Language Arts – Room 104 Beyond Bilingualism: A Systems-Level Framework for Language Access in Clinical Settings Auditorium

1:55pm PST

O47 — Advanced Spanish for the Medical Field for Undergraduate Students: Showcase of a Course Unit Language Arts – Room 104 O48 — Evidencia desde la perspectiva de estudiantes de medicina y odontología al servicio de una comunidad bilingüe sobre el impacto de la instrucción de español en la formación en salud Language Arts – Room 105

2:20pm PST

O49 — Más allá de la enseñanza del idioma: Aplicación de la pedagogía basada en la neurociencia para mejorar la memoria, la motivación y el aprendizaje del lenguaje en la enseñanza del español médico Language Arts – Room 104 O50 — Comparing Medical Student Performance in English and Spanish Standardized Patient Encounters Language Arts – Room 105

2:45pm PST

O52 — Same Task, Different Outcomes: Comparing In-Person and Video-Mediated Conversations in Medical Spanish Training Language Arts – Room 106 O51 — Kidney Screenings and Medical Spanish: A Unique Community-Engaged Collaboration Language Arts – Room 105 Panel: Bridging Language and Care: A Medical Spanish Clinical Case Competition Auditorium

3:10pm PST

Virtual Exchange, Real Impact: Developing Clinical Communication Across Borders Language Arts – Room 105 O53 — Wellness While Waiting: Transformando la Espera en Bienestar Language Arts – Room 106

3:35pm PST

O54 — Communication in Critical Moments: Pregnancy, Childhood, Chronic Illness, and End-of-Life Care Language Arts – Room 105 O55 — Acquisition of Medical Spanish in a Community-based Learning Course Language Arts – Room 106

4:00pm PST

Closing Session & Awards Auditorium

5:00pm PST

Reception Multipurpose Room, Criminal Justice Building

NAMS 2026 Conference

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