The Somos Hermanos program provides wings to those who are willing to learn and be open to new experiences. This program is an amazing opportunity and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is interested in becoming a bilingual, culturally competent health care provider

- Lauren Temmer

Comprehensive language acquisition is a time consuming process and necessitates more than just a few weeks of exposure. For this reason, the Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program targets participants who can devote 6 months to our program. More specifically, the program is for students who have completed their undergraduate studies and are taking a year off of school (e.g. deferring acceptance or applying to medical/graduate schools) before they begin medical school or graduate programs in the health care professions (such as nursing, dentistry, psychology, physical therapy). The program targets students before they enter health care graduate programs, not only because these students are more likely to have the time to devote to the program, but also because students begin interacting with patients as soon as their first year at most schools and can both utilize and improve upon their language skills and cultural competency.