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.

Gramatika

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

Vārdnīca

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
  • Vārdnīca: Key medical and healthcare terms
  • Lasīšana: A brief history of medical professions and healthcare
  • Klausīšanās: The roles and responsibilities of medical personnel
  • Rakstīšana: My healthcare journey
  • Runājot: Motivations for working in the medical industry
  • Pronunciation: Anxious and Chess + connected speech

Module 2

  • Patient Communication and Assessment
  • Grammar: Past tenses
  • Vārdnīca: Basic patient communication and assessment terminology
  • Lasīšana: The importance of effective patient communication
  • Klausīšanās: Medical personnel interacting with patients
  • Rakstīšana: Concise, and informative medical notes
  • Runājot: Patient communication
  • Pronunciation: Beats and Beach + connected speech

Module 3

  • Medical Terminology and Conditions
  • Grammar: Going to and Will
  • Vārdnīca: Common medical terms and conditions
  • Lasīšana: The causes, symptoms, and treatments of various conditions
  • Klausīšanās: Patient conditions and treatment plans
  • Rakstīšana: Patient medical histories and conditions
  • Runājot: Explaining medical information to patients and their families
  • Pronunciation: Bet and But + connected speech

Module 4

  • Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
  • Grammar: Present perfect
  • Vārdnīca: Types of diagnostic tests and procedures
  • Lasīšana: The role of diagnostic tests in medical practice
  • Klausīšanās: Test results and procedures
  • Rakstīšana: Recording diagnostic test results and patient responses
  • Runājot: Clarifying and confirming test information with patients
  • Pronunciation: Bud and Bird + connected speech

Module 5

  • Medical Equipment and Technology
  • Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns
  • Vārdnīca: Medical equipment and technology terms
  • Lasīšana: Medical technology in healthcare
  • Klausīšanās: Using and discussing medical equipment
  • Rakstīšana: Documenting equipment usage and patient outcomes
  • Runājot: 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
  • Vārdnīca: Ethical principles and patient confidentiality concepts
  • Lasīšana: Nursing ethics and patient confidentiality
  • Klausīšanās: Ethical dilemmas and confidentiality
  • Rakstīšana: Reflecting on ethical challenges and lessons learned
  • Runājot: Sharing personal experiences related to nursing ethics
  • Pronunciation: Cart and Cut + connected speech

Module 7

  • Teamwork and Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Grammar: Passive
  • Vārdnīca: Teamwork and collaboration terms and concepts
  • Lasīšana: Effective teamwork in nursing
  • Klausīšanās: Nurses collaborating with other healthcare professionals
  • Rakstīšana: Developing a personal plan for improving teamwork skills
  • Runājot: Discussing effective communication and collaboration
  • Pronunciation: Day and Ray + connected speech

Module 8

  • Continuing Professional Development and Career Growth
  • Gramatika: Second conditional
  • Vārdnīca: Career-related terms and concepts
  • Lasīšana: Advancement opportunities and skills development in nursing
  • Klausīšanās: Career paths and future goals
  • Rakstīšana: Drafting a professional development plan for career advancement
  • Runājot: 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.