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.

Dilbilgisi

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

Kelime dağarcığı

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
  • Kelime dağarcığı: Key medical and healthcare terms
  • Okuma: A brief history of medical professions and healthcare
  • Dinleme: The roles and responsibilities of medical personnel
  • Yazma: My healthcare journey
  • Konuşma: Motivations for working in the medical industry
  • Pronunciation: Anxious and Chess + connected speech

Module 2

  • Patient Communication and Assessment
  • Grammar: Past tenses
  • Kelime dağarcığı: Basic patient communication and assessment terminology
  • Okuma: The importance of effective patient communication
  • Dinleme: Medical personnel interacting with patients
  • Yazma: Concise, and informative medical notes
  • Konuşma: Patient communication
  • Pronunciation: Beats and Beach + connected speech

Module 3

  • Medical Terminology and Conditions
  • Grammar: Going to and Will
  • Kelime dağarcığı: Common medical terms and conditions
  • Okuma: The causes, symptoms, and treatments of various conditions
  • Dinleme: Patient conditions and treatment plans
  • Yazma: Patient medical histories and conditions
  • Konuşma: Explaining medical information to patients and their families
  • Pronunciation: Bet and But + connected speech

Module 4

  • Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
  • Grammar: Present perfect
  • Kelime dağarcığı: Types of diagnostic tests and procedures
  • Okuma: The role of diagnostic tests in medical practice
  • Dinleme: Test results and procedures
  • Yazma: Recording diagnostic test results and patient responses
  • Konuşma: Clarifying and confirming test information with patients
  • Pronunciation: Bud and Bird + connected speech

Module 5

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

Module 7

  • Teamwork and Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Grammar: Passive
  • Kelime dağarcığı: Teamwork and collaboration terms and concepts
  • Okuma: Effective teamwork in nursing
  • Dinleme: Nurses collaborating with other healthcare professionals
  • Yazma: Developing a personal plan for improving teamwork skills
  • Konuşma: Discussing effective communication and collaboration
  • Pronunciation: Day and Ray + connected speech

Module 8

  • Continuing Professional Development and Career Growth
  • Dilbilgisi: Second conditional
  • Kelime dağarcığı: Career-related terms and concepts
  • Okuma: Advancement opportunities and skills development in nursing
  • Dinleme: Career paths and future goals
  • Yazma: Drafting a professional development plan for career advancement
  • Konuşma: 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.