OVERVIEW

In today's globalized world, the health professional has often the need to communicate in English with patients and colleagues. The aim of this course is not that of teaching how to read a medical text, but to help to practice medicine in English, possibly in a human context different from the one you are familiar with. 

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of this course is not that of teaching how to read a medical text, but to help to practice medicine in English, possibly in a social context different from the one our students are familiar with. The first two lectures concern the cultural barriers that may hamper communication with patients of a different ethnic background. In the following lectures, the health professional enters a virtual hospital, meet its staff, and visit its individual operating units. Our students  encounter virtual patients, collect their medical histories, perform their physical examination, set down medical records, request diagnostic tests, and prescribe therapy. 

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures

Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to liase and arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Several lectures concern specific medical areas, for which typical dialogue situations are represented using the most frequent medical terms. The focus is not on technical words, but on the common terms that the patient may use. In all these scenarios, possible differences between the Anglo-Saxon and Italian interpersonal approach are emphasized for the purpose of fostering trust and communication with the patient.   Formal lectures are complemented by additional resources available through Aulaweb.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Carlo Pesce. Medical English. Zanichelli 2020.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

CARLO PESCE (President)

MARIA PIA SORMANI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

GIANLUCA DAMONTE (President Substitute)

JOSEPH MICHAEL LEE (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

March 2021

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Multiple choice test

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Oral presentations, Q&A time in the lecture hall, objective tests

Exam schedule