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Core Medical English Course
This is the fundamental course offered by the
Institute and is the basis from which other courses were developed. It concentrates on the acquisition of
English in a medical context and it
is intended for students with an intermediate to advanced level of English
knowledge.
The course is designed to complement the learning
process that is natural to most people. We find that 3 hours of intense
learning is about the most that an average person can usefully absorb in a day. The
rest of the day can be spent most beneficially doing exercises designed to
reinforce the learned material. This is accomplished in the companion
course, Practicing Medical English.
The Core course is concentrated and meant to get
the material into the students head, the companion course
Practicing Medical English keeps it
there.
The course is ongoing on a
four month rotating basis. All components of the course will be taught every
month but the content will not repeat itself until the fifth month. This means
that a student can enter the course at any time, and can choose a one, two,
three or four month intensive course. Students completing the full four-month
program will give graduating presentations and receive a diploma.
We recommend that students
take the full program of 30 hours a
week which includes 15 hours of intensive classroom learning (Core
Medical English Immersion) and another 15 hours
of Medical English reinforcement (Practicing
Medical English) which include use of the
language laboratory, shadowing (observing) of medical professionals, conversation and pronunciation classes. However, we
will try to accommodate students that wish to take only one course at a time.
Core Course Content:
 | Medical Terminology |
| Role Playing |
| Emergency vocabulary
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| Interview techniques and dialogues in an
English-speaking culture |
| Talking to patients in terms they can
understand |
| Medical procedures |
| Inferring meaning of
unfamiliar words from context |
| Medical communication with other
professionals |
Curriculum and Schedule: 2006
| Week
1 starts |
Week
2 starts |
Week
3 starts |
Week
4 starts |
| Apr
10, Jul 31, Nov 20, |
Apr
17, Aug 8, Nov 27, |
Jan
3, Apr 24, Aug 14, Dec 4, |
Jan
9, May 1, Aug 21, Dec 11, |
| How
to build medical words |
Symptom
description |
Physical
Examination (theory and practice) |
Telephone
skills |
| Review
of anatomical structures |
Describing the patient |
Hospital
admissions |
Giving
advice to patients using proper modal construction |
| Human
body |
Common/medical
diseases (common and medical descriptions) |
Patient
condition (with phrasal verbs) |
A
look at problem oriented care plans |
| Understanding
the patient |
Terminology |
Terminology |
Terminology |
| History
taking (with interrogative construction) |
History
and note taking |
Giving
instructions (with use of proper imperatives) |
Musculo-skeletal
system review |
| Female
Reproductive System |
Male
Reproductive system |
The
Urinary System |
Musculo-skeletal
examination |
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Case
studies |
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| Week
5 |
Week
6 |
Week
7 |
Week
8 |
| Jan
16, May 8, Aug 28, Dec 18, |
Jan
23, May 15, Sep 5, |
Jan
30, May 23, Sep 11, |
Feb
6, May 29, Sep 18, |
| Case
studies |
Pharmacy/Pharmacist |
Letter
writing and communication |
Diagnostic
tools and investigations |
| Terminology |
Types
of drugs and medicines |
Types
of illnesses |
Using
medical documents |
| Confusing
words |
Drug
application |
Case
studies |
Nutrition
and health |
| Communication
skills |
Drug
culture |
Culture
and medicine |
Case
studies |
| Giving
examination results to patients |
Effects
of drugs (contextual vocabulary) |
The
Blood system |
The
Digestive System |
| Reading
comprehension (analyzing medical content) |
Agreeing/disagreeing
(proper ways to do it) |
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| Week
9 |
Week
10 |
Week
11 |
Week
12 |
| Feb
13, June 5, Sep 25, |
Feb
20, Jun 12, Oct 2, |
Feb
27, Jun 19, Oct 10, |
Mar
6, Jun 26, Oct 16, |
| Emergency
care and First aid |
Reading
and understanding case histories |
Surgery-
preparation |
Dentistry |
| ER
assessment |
Geriatric
care |
Surgery
equipment/tools |
Dental
examination |
| People
and places in the hospital |
Chronic
conditions |
Pre
Op/Post Op |
Dental
tools and equipment |
| The
Nervous System |
Case
studies |
Prognosis |
Diseases
of the mouth |
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Respiratory
System |
The
Lymphatic System |
Ear
and Eye |
| Week
13 |
Week
14 |
Week
15 |
Week
16 |
| Mar
13, July 3, Oct 23, |
Mar
20, July 10, Oct 30, |
Mar 27,
July 17, Nov 6, |
Apr 3,
July 24, Nov 13, |
| The
Skin |
Occupational
and Physical Therapy (OT, PT) |
Psychiatric
care |
Oncology |
| Describing
shapes (in skin conditions) |
OT/PT
treatment methods |
Psychiatric
conditions and symptoms |
Alternative
health care |
| Using
prepositions in describing patients’ conditions |
Pain
management |
Community
health care |
Palliative
health care |
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Case
Studies |
Institutional
health care |
Case
studies |
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The
Endocrine System |
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Students
completing the full four-month program will give graduating presentations and
receive a diploma.
Entrance Requirements:
| Intermediate level English |
OR
| Interview (in person or by telephone) to
determine English level. |
Tuition:
| Description |
Hours/week |
Price/week |
| Full Time |
30 |
CDN $600 |
| Core only |
15 |
CDN $350 |
| Practicing only |
15 |
CDN $250 |
Other Courses:
Practicing
Medical English
Medical Presentation
Preparation for Medical English
For more information please email:
inform@vancouvermedicalenglish.com
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