Oxford English for Careers : Medicine 1 Student's Book
- 1st ed
- Oxford Oxford, [2010]
- 144 p. 276x210 mm
- Oxford English for Careers 1 Medicine .
1. Presenting complaints Understanding culture, interpreting body language 2. Working in general practice Short questions in the general history, general practice in the UK 3. Instructions and procedures Preparation for carrying out a procedure 4. Explaining and reassuring Research into complaints 5. Dealing with medication Prescribing drugs in hospital, clinical incident reporting 6. Lifestyle Sympathy and empathy, research in medicine 7. Parents and young children Reassurance, baby's six-week check, applying for work 8. Communication Understanding patients, asking and responding to open questions, information web search 9. Working in psychiatry Asking about self-harm, describing patients 10. Terminal illness and dying Care in the community, recognising patients' emotions, informing a relative about death 11. Working in a team Politeness in different cultures, appropriate responses, asking a senior colleague for help 12. Diversity at work Asking about culture, spiritual needs in palliative care, name awareness, avoiding and responding to tactless comments
Medicine is suitable for junior and trainee doctors, and advanced nurses, who need to communicate in English with patients and colleagues. The course presents students with English from a variety of medical fields, develops their communication skills, and provides background information in to key medical and care concepts.
Medicine teaches students specialist medical terminology for effective communication with colleagues. The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, the world's best-selling medical handbook, provides a backdrop to the course, and is referenced throughout.
The syllabus for Medicine is based on the communication skills for OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) which assesses students' clinical communication skills in context. The 'Patient Care' section teaches students how to convey instructions to patients and their relatives in a sympathetic and clear way, especially if dealing with sensitive matters.
'It's my job' sections offer students an insight into the lives of real people who work in medicine. The profiles are based on authentic interviews and sources, and teach students about the skills required for different medical environments.
The course supports teachers in the vocational teaching situation, providing them with specialist background information for the medical industry.
The 'Signs and Symptoms' section focuses on common diseases and conditions that are relevant to a specific unit. This provides students with the necessary vocabulary for describing common signs of illness. Listening and speaking skills are particularly emphasised and practised in Medicine 2, as these are essential for doctor-patient relations.