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.

Грамматика

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

Словарный запас

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
  • Словарный запас: Key medical and healthcare terms
  • Чтение: A brief history of medical professions and healthcare
  • Прослушивание: The roles and responsibilities of medical personnel
  • Написание: My healthcare journey
  • Выступление: Motivations for working in the medical industry
  • Произношение: Anxious and Chess + connected speech

Module 2

  • Patient Communication and Assessment
  • Grammar: Past tenses
  • Словарный запас: Basic patient communication and assessment terminology
  • Чтение: The importance of effective patient communication
  • Прослушивание: Medical personnel interacting with patients
  • Написание: Concise, and informative medical notes
  • Выступление: Patient communication
  • Произношение: Beats and Beach + connected speech

Module 3

  • Medical Terminology and Conditions
  • Grammar: Going to and Will
  • Словарный запас: Common medical terms and conditions
  • Чтение: The causes, symptoms, and treatments of various conditions
  • Прослушивание: Patient conditions and treatment plans
  • Написание: Patient medical histories and conditions
  • Выступление: Explaining medical information to patients and their families
  • Произношение: Bet and But + connected speech

Module 4

  • Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
  • Grammar: Present perfect
  • Словарный запас: Types of diagnostic tests and procedures
  • Чтение: The role of diagnostic tests in medical practice
  • Прослушивание: Test results and procedures
  • Написание: Recording diagnostic test results and patient responses
  • Выступление: Clarifying and confirming test information with patients
  • Произношение: Bud and Bird + connected speech

Module 5

  • Medical Equipment and Technology
  • Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns
  • Словарный запас: Medical equipment and technology terms
  • Чтение: Medical technology in healthcare
  • Прослушивание: Using and discussing medical equipment
  • Написание: Documenting equipment usage and patient outcomes
  • Выступление: Explaining the use of medical technology to patients and colleagues
  • Произношение: Book and But + connected speech

Module 6

  • Professional Ethics and Patient Confidentiality
  • Grammar: First conditional
  • Словарный запас: Ethical principles and patient confidentiality concepts
  • Чтение: Nursing ethics and patient confidentiality
  • Прослушивание: Ethical dilemmas and confidentiality
  • Написание: Reflecting on ethical challenges and lessons learned
  • Выступление: Sharing personal experiences related to nursing ethics
  • Произношение: Cart and Cut + connected speech

Module 7

  • Teamwork and Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Grammar: Passive
  • Словарный запас: Teamwork and collaboration terms and concepts
  • Чтение: Effective teamwork in nursing
  • Прослушивание: Nurses collaborating with other healthcare professionals
  • Написание: Developing a personal plan for improving teamwork skills
  • Выступление: Discussing effective communication and collaboration
  • Произношение: Day and Ray + connected speech

Module 8

  • Continuing Professional Development and Career Growth
  • Грамматика: Second conditional
  • Словарный запас: Career-related terms and concepts
  • Чтение: Advancement opportunities and skills development in nursing
  • Прослушивание: Career paths and future goals
  • Написание: Drafting a professional development plan for career advancement
  • Выступление: Setting personal goals and identifying areas for growth
  • Произношение: 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.