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Core Medical English Course

Curriculum and Schedule: 2008/2009

 

Week  1  starts Week 2 starts Week 3 starts Week 4 starts
Mar 3, Jun 23, Oct 14/ Feb 16, Jun 8, Sep 28 Mar 10, Jun 30, Oct 20/ Feb 23, Jun 15, Oct 5 Mar 17,  Jul 7, Oct 27/ Mar 2, Jun 22, Oct 13 Mar 24, Jul 14, Nov 3/ Mar 9, Jun 29, Oct 19
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
  Case studies    
Week 5  Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 
Mar 31, Jul 21, Nov 10/ Mar 16, Jul 6, Oct 26 Apr 7, Jul 28, Nov 17/ Mar 23, Jul 13, Nov 2 Apr 14, Aug 5, Nov 24/ Mar 30, Jul 20, Nov 9 Apr 21, Aug 11, Dec 1/ Apr 6, Jul 27, Nov 16
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)    
Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12
Jan 7, Apr 28, Aug 18, Dec 8/ Apr 14, Aug 4, Nov 23 Jan 14, May 5, Aug 25, Dec 15/ Apr 20, Aug 10, Nov 30 Jan 21,  May 12,  Sept 2/ Jan 5, Apr 27, Aug 17, Dec 7 Jan 28, May 20, Sept 8/ Jan 12, May 4, Aug 24, Dec 14
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
  Respiratory System The Lymphatic System Ear and Eye
Week 13 Week 14  Week 15 Week 16
Feb 4, May 26, Sept 15/ Jan 19, May 11, Aug 31 Feb 11, Jun 2, Sept 22/ Jan 26, May 19, Sept 8 Feb 18, Jun 9, Sept 29/ Feb 2, May 25, Sept 14 Feb 25, Jun 16, Oct 6/ Feb 9, June 1, Sept 21
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
  Case Studies  Institutional health care Case studies
  The Endocrine System    
 

 

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