English School of Canada:
Toronto, Ontario
The English for Health Care Professionals program is designed for students who are working in or plan to work in an English-speaking health care environment. Doctors, nurses, lab technicians, and other medical professionals benefit from learning the general English language and communication skills for their field.
This program teaches students the language skills and vocabulary needed in health care and the workplace. The program covers speaking, listening, and reading on a wide range of topics-from technical skills to ethical concerns, from communicating with patients to discussing issues with colleagues. The program is divided into three courses: Health Care, Job Skills, and a choice of one Conversation Skills or Pronunciation class to improve their fluency and proficiency.
This program includes such Health Care Topics as:
- -Nutrition and Health
- -Effective Exercise
- -Influenza
- -Hospices and Coping Skills
- -Psychiatric Care and the Psych Ward
- -Over the Counter Drugs and Treatment
- -New and Alternative Health Options
- -Communicating with Doctors
- -Physiotherapy
- -Emergency Room
Vancouver Medical English Institute:
Tahnay International has partnered with the Vancouver Medical English Institute located
in Vancouver, British Columbia. This institution offers programs designed for Medical
Professionals. The courses concentrate on the use of English in a medical context and
teach students both the language and culturally appropriate communication skills
necessary to function in situations where English is required. Programs are intended for
adults in the medical professions, doctors, nurses, medical students, pharmacists, medical
technicians and other professions where medical terminology and usage is needed. |