Medical English

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WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? / WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

Medical Professionals

Medical Students

Increase medical terminology vocabulary

Gain Confidence communicating with both patients and colleagues

Improve pronunciation to speak clearly and understandably

Improve note-taking for medical history accuracy

Improve communication among multi-lingual teams

OVERVIEW

Doctors and medical professionals, worldwide, need to effectively communicate in English to their international patients and colleagues.

This course is designed for medical professional and students to gain the mastery of specific medical terminology, and to improve their ability to communicate in English in a hospital or clinical setting.

This course focuses on Medical English communication skills and concepts based in general English skills, with an emphasis to develop fluency, accuracy, and confidence.

TOPICS OR COURSE CONTENT

Intercultural Bedside Manners

Terminology

Abbreviations

Presentations Medical Histories

Diagnosis/Treatment

Body Systems

Case Scenarios

Methods

BEI’s approach to teaching is based on the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT).

At BEI, we use authentic and realistic content and practice to achieve the learning outcomes.

CLT emphasizes students’ active participation to develop productive skills. The techniques used to support this approach are differentiated so as to address the learning style of each student.