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

Slovná zásoba

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
  • Slovná zásoba: Key medical and healthcare terms
  • Čítanie: A brief history of medical professions and healthcare
  • Počúvanie: The roles and responsibilities of medical personnel
  • Písanie: My healthcare journey
  • Hovorenie: Motivations for working in the medical industry
  • Pronunciation: Anxious and Chess + connected speech

Module 2

  • Patient Communication and Assessment
  • Grammar: Past tenses
  • Slovná zásoba: Basic patient communication and assessment terminology
  • Čítanie: The importance of effective patient communication
  • Počúvanie: Medical personnel interacting with patients
  • Písanie: Concise, and informative medical notes
  • Hovorenie: Patient communication
  • Pronunciation: Beats and Beach + connected speech

Module 3

  • Medical Terminology and Conditions
  • Grammar: Going to and Will
  • Slovná zásoba: Common medical terms and conditions
  • Čítanie: The causes, symptoms, and treatments of various conditions
  • Počúvanie: Patient conditions and treatment plans
  • Písanie: Patient medical histories and conditions
  • Hovorenie: Explaining medical information to patients and their families
  • Pronunciation: Bet and But + connected speech

Module 4

  • Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
  • Grammar: Present perfect
  • Slovná zásoba: Types of diagnostic tests and procedures
  • Čítanie: The role of diagnostic tests in medical practice
  • Počúvanie: Test results and procedures
  • Písanie: Recording diagnostic test results and patient responses
  • Hovorenie: Clarifying and confirming test information with patients
  • Pronunciation: Bud and Bird + connected speech

Module 5

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

Module 7

  • Teamwork and Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Grammar: Passive
  • Slovná zásoba: Teamwork and collaboration terms and concepts
  • Čítanie: Effective teamwork in nursing
  • Počúvanie: Nurses collaborating with other healthcare professionals
  • Písanie: Developing a personal plan for improving teamwork skills
  • Hovorenie: Discussing effective communication and collaboration
  • Pronunciation: Day and Ray + connected speech

Module 8

  • Continuing Professional Development and Career Growth
  • Gramatika: Second conditional
  • Slovná zásoba: Career-related terms and concepts
  • Čítanie: Advancement opportunities and skills development in nursing
  • Počúvanie: Career paths and future goals
  • Písanie: Drafting a professional development plan for career advancement
  • Hovorenie: 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.