THE

IMPORTANCE
OF MEDICAL
ENGLISH IN
YOUR CAREER
REASONS
Some PROFESSIONS
require FLUENCY in English,
let’s dissect how it makes
all the DIFFERENCE in the
MEDICAL field
SPEAK THE LANGUAGE = BETTER SALARIES
& BETTER OPPORTUNITIES
THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF
MEDICAL CONFERENCES
CONFIDENCE COMMUNICATING WITH ES
PATIENTS & FOREIGN COLLEAGUES
MEDICINE NEEDS CONSTANT UPDATING
MOST BOOK ARE NOT TRANSLATED
READING OF SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES &
JOURNALS
New England Journal of Medicine
Free Medical Journals
Science Magazine
British Medical Journal
General Medical Council
JAMA(Journal of American Medical Association)
GLOBAL MOBILITY
ESSENCIAL FOR POSTGRADUATE,
MASTER & DOCTORATE DEGREES
 MORE OPPORTUNITIES

NGOs: The Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders.

Participation in International Programmes.
Immigration to developed countries.
Improvement of Doctor – English-Speaking Patient.
Saving more lives.
WHAT IS MEDICAL ENGLISH?
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY=
4 SKILLS DEVELOPED

LISTENING
READING
WRITING
SPEAKING
TECHNICAL VOCABULARY & LAY TERMS

Organs of the human body, symptoms,

names of diseases, procedures.
Chemical & biological terms.
Medical treatments, branches,
Instruments, equipment, and hospital
areas.
 AUTHENTIC MEDICAL ARTICLES, TEXT &
CASE STUDIES

DEVELOP KEY VOCABULARY.

FILTER MEDICAL LITERATURE.
MASTER THE KNOWLEGE IN YOUR FIELD.
INTERPRET AND SIMULATE CASE STUDIES.
 REAL SITUATIONAL AUDIO ACTIVITIES

AUTHENTIC LISTENINGS IN THE PRACTICE

CONSULTATION.
LEARNING THE CORRECT
PRONUNCIATION.
DEVELOP YOUR LISTENING SKILLS IN
MEDICAL SITUATIONS.
 WRITING
PRESCRIPTION AND REPORTS
CORRECTLY.
MEDICAL ARTICLES.
EFFECTIVE EMAILS AND MESSAGES.
 SPEAKING
CONVERSATION PATIENT-DOCTOR, DOCTOR-DOCTOR.
SIMULATIONS OF CLINIC SITUATIONS.
ANALYSIS OF CASE STUDIES.
DIAGNOSIS DEVELOPMENT.
NETWORKING WITH COLLEAGUES.
SMALL TALK.
DEMONSTRATION

4 SKILLS
VOCABULARY
DEMOSNTRATION
VOCABULARY & LISTENING
LISTENING
DEMO
SPEAKING
READING
Q&A
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