English for Medical Personnel

Introduction

English for Medical Personnel is an online course, consisting of 56 units of English, and providing approximately 60 hours of study for students.

Course aims

To give students at Intermediate, CEFR B1/Upper Intermediate B2 level practice in general and business-oriented language required for business contexts at this level, specifically tailored towards medical situations. The course blends grammatical structures necessary for this level, with vocabulary, reading, listening, writing, speaking and pronunciation.

Граматика

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • Use present and past tenses correctly
  • Use the appropriate conditional forms to talk about situations and consequences
  • Use the present perfect to describe a link between past and present events
  • Use going to and will to talk about future predictions and intentions
  • Use the passive form correctly
  • Distinguish and be able to correctly describe countable and uncountable nouns

Речник

By the end of the course students will have learnt approximately 200 expressions used in the medical field.

Skills

By the end of the course students will have had exposure to and practice in reading and hearing formal and informal English from a variety of accents and medical contexts.

Unit summary

Module 1

  • Introduction to Medical Professions and Healthcare
  • Grammar: Present tenses
  • Речник: Key medical and healthcare terms
  • Четене: A brief history of medical professions and healthcare
  • Слушане: The roles and responsibilities of medical personnel
  • Писане: My healthcare journey
  • Говорене: Motivations for working in the medical industry
  • Pronunciation: Anxious and Chess + connected speech

Module 2

  • Patient Communication and Assessment
  • Grammar: Past tenses
  • Речник: Basic patient communication and assessment terminology
  • Четене: The importance of effective patient communication
  • Слушане: Medical personnel interacting with patients
  • Писане: Concise, and informative medical notes
  • Говорене: Patient communication
  • Pronunciation: Beats and Beach + connected speech

Module 3

  • Medical Terminology and Conditions
  • Grammar: Going to and Will
  • Речник: Common medical terms and conditions
  • Четене: The causes, symptoms, and treatments of various conditions
  • Слушане: Patient conditions and treatment plans
  • Писане: Patient medical histories and conditions
  • Говорене: Explaining medical information to patients and their families
  • Pronunciation: Bet and But + connected speech

Module 4

  • Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
  • Grammar: Present perfect
  • Речник: Types of diagnostic tests and procedures
  • Четене: The role of diagnostic tests in medical practice
  • Слушане: Test results and procedures
  • Писане: Recording diagnostic test results and patient responses
  • Говорене: Clarifying and confirming test information with patients
  • Pronunciation: Bud and Bird + connected speech

Module 5

  • Medical Equipment and Technology
  • Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns
  • Речник: Medical equipment and technology terms
  • Четене: Medical technology in healthcare
  • Слушане: Using and discussing medical equipment
  • Писане: Documenting equipment usage and patient outcomes
  • Говорене: Explaining the use of medical technology to patients and colleagues
  • Pronunciation: Book and But + connected speech

Module 6

  • Professional Ethics and Patient Confidentiality
  • Grammar: First conditional
  • Речник: Ethical principles and patient confidentiality concepts
  • Четене: Nursing ethics and patient confidentiality
  • Слушане: Ethical dilemmas and confidentiality
  • Писане: Reflecting on ethical challenges and lessons learned
  • Говорене: Sharing personal experiences related to nursing ethics
  • Pronunciation: Cart and Cut + connected speech

Module 7

  • Teamwork and Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Grammar: Passive
  • Речник: Teamwork and collaboration terms and concepts
  • Четене: Effective teamwork in nursing
  • Слушане: Nurses collaborating with other healthcare professionals
  • Писане: Developing a personal plan for improving teamwork skills
  • Говорене: Discussing effective communication and collaboration
  • Pronunciation: Day and Ray + connected speech

Module 8

  • Continuing Professional Development and Career Growth
  • Граматика: Second conditional
  • Речник: Career-related terms and concepts
  • Четене: Advancement opportunities and skills development in nursing
  • Слушане: Career paths and future goals
  • Писане: Drafting a professional development plan for career advancement
  • Говорене: Setting personal goals and identifying areas for growth
  • Pronunciation: Fine and Vine + connected speech

Follow-up

Students completing the English for Medical Personnel course should feel confident in tackling any upper intermediate course, including our Upper Intermediate Business Power course.