My Special Course English for Doctors
Advanced Communication Skills
THIS MEDICAL ENGLISH COURSE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by doctors and medical students who have already taken this course!
This English for Doctors Course enables you to learn the English you need to study and work in an English-speaking healthcare environment, network internationally and keep up with research published in English.
The course takes you through the language used throughout the patient journey, from admission to interview, tests, diagnosis, treatment, surgery and end-of-life care. The 17 units cover medical terminology, patient and staff interactions, hospital language and documents, research articles, and much more. At the end of each unit there is a quiz for you to check you have learnt the most important language.
During the course, you study all aspects of medical language, including vocabulary, communication, pronunciation, grammar and functional skills. There is a very wide range of activities, including interactive recording where you record and listen to yourself in conversation with a patient. The course has a strong practical focus and is regularly reviewed so the content is always relevant and up to date.
The course includes the following topics:
Specific medical terms in general medicine, The parts of the body, An anatomical atlas, Internal organs, Equipment, instruments, lab tests and medical studies, The medical work-up, Taking the medical history and the complete physical examination, Writing prescriptions, Case history: Mean Virus, Language used by patients who have a surgical condition, How to talk to patients, Phrases used to start a conversation with a new patient, Giving explanations and/or getting the patient's consent, Some phrases to guide and direct the patient during the physical examination, How to give a presentation in English, How to write an article and how to present a poster in English, Making applications in English.
