MEDICAL ENGLISH LESSONS

These lessons are for you if you are a medical professional from a non-English speaking country, who would like to improve their English. These lessons are aimed at helping doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers learn the language they need to communicate well with their English speaking patients and colleagues.

Improve your Communication with your English Speaking Patients

Even if you work in a non-English speaking country you may find that you regularly see patients who’s first language is English or is a strong second language for them. For example, if you live in a country that attracts people form all over the world for their holidays or to make it their new home, you may often see English speaking patients and be unable to communicate well with them. This can be a source of frustation for both yourself and your patient. Could improving your English be a way for you to help your patients even more?

Improve your Work Opportunities

Being able to speak English to an advanced level, will not help you to comminicate with English speaking patients and colleagues, but it also means you can stand out from the crowd and be more competitive in the job market.

Attend Conferences and Understand Medical Articles

Be able to take advantage of more professional learning and development opportunites by understanding medical terminolgy used in medical conferences, journals and papers intended for an English speaking audience. Don’t let language limit the knowledge you can acquire in your medical field.

Content of lessons:

The patient consultation
- Introducing yourself to your patient
- Taking a history
- Examination
- Explaining a diagnosis
- Discussing treatment and investigations
- Explaining test results
- Breaking bad news
- Good communication skills
Medical writing
- How to write professional referral letters and emails to fellow medical professionals.
- Learn what you should do and what you should not do when writing to your colleagues.
Medical Conference Preparation
- If you have an upcoming medical presentation, I will help you prepare for the big day.
- Learn the terminolgy used in medical articles and reasearch papers.
- Discuss medical articles and reasearch papers relevant to your specialty.

These lessons are for clients with a level of English of B2 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference) or higher. For those not yet at level B2 or above, we can work together on your general English skills prior to commencing your chosen Medical English course. An assessment of your English level in your first lesson will allow me me to plan lessons for you to help you develop the skills you need for success.