Medical English: Useful Resources

To work and study abroad, you need to have a good knowledge of English in your field.Today we are going to tell you where to learn Medical English.

What special exams are there?

Depending on the country you want to travel to, you need to take a special exam.For example:

• Australian Medical Council (AMC exam). Exam in Australia, which is carried out on a computer. They test your knowledge and ability to communicate with the patient.

• Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board test (PLOB). For those who want to study and work in the UK. You must also pass IELTS with a minimum score of 7.

• The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE ). Exam in the USA.They check how you can work in a patient-centered medicine setting. The check is carried out at the end of the training.

• Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). For applicants to US colleges. In this article we have shared resources for preparation.

• Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE). Examination in Canada for graduates. To enroll, you need to graduate from the university no more than 20 months ago.

You acquire professional knowledge at the university, but without a good foreign language you will not be able to pass any of these exams. To prepare, you need to know English for life and communication, as well as understand and be able to use medical terms, speak with the patient. The resources below will come in handy to train these skills.

Sites

Medscape. There are news about medicine and descriptions of diseases, their causes. Here a doctor from any field will find something useful for himself. Medscape also has a video tab with interviews, procedure videos and educational videos that can be watched in English.

Section of Medicine in the English Club. The site contains words on various topics in medicine: diseases, specialties, drugs, and so on. The resource is suitable for beginners in language learning.

Englishmed.com. Exercises for language training in different formats: reading, listening, writing, speaking. You can study individual words, phrases and rules.

Hospital English. Good for word learning. There are special cards and words for them to make memorization easier, as well as some exercises. Suitable for those who know the language at an elementary level.

News and magazines about medicine in English

Medical Xpress. There are a lot of news and articles from the field of medicine, research.

Health 24. News from various fields: public health, sports, oncology, mental health and others.

Medical News Today. You can find news about research, as well as interesting articles about diseases or body work.

News Medical. There is news, interviews with experts, and medical technology descriptions.

Science Daily .Search for news and articles on specific diseases is available.

National Cancer Institute. For specialists in the field of oncology.There is a section about diseases and news in this area.

Manuals

When you need systematic knowledge, manuals are perfect.Below is an example of good options. They can be found, read, bought online:

• Professional English in Use: Medicine.Cambridge

• English for Careers: Medicine.Oxford

• Medical English.Springer

• English in Medicine.Cambridge