First session: Current state of medical Spanish

In this session, universities, Academies and different institutions from the medical field will reflect on the state of medical Spanish and initiatives that they could carry out to promote its use as a prestigious language in the scientific realm. 

Moderator: Mr. Fernando Marco Martínez Real Colegio Complutense en Harvard 

Speakers:

• Mr. Joaquín Poch Broto President of Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España
• Mr. Manuel Luis Martí President of Asociación Latinoamericana de Academias Nacionales de Medicina, España y Portugal (ALANAM)
• Mr. José Manuel Sánchez Ron Deputy director of the Real Academia Española 
• Mr. Roberto Medina Santillán Universidad Autónoma de México

11:00 am Coffee break

Speakers:

• Mr. Julio Mayol Martínez Head Doctor at Hospital Clínico San Carlos 
• Ms. Cristina Vázquez-Mateo President of ECUSA (Spanish Scientists in the USA)   

Discussion and idea-sharing session

12:30 pm Break