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Primary Care English is the expansion of Medical English to reach the extensive geography of primary care. It aims to be a tool to achieve a certain level to dare to practice as a family physician or participate in learning or research activities in English within the primary care setting. The reader would be expected to have at least an intermediate level of English. The text is simplified where necessary in order to keep within reach. The language of the consultation will be central to this book and its contents modulated according to real clinical practice.
List of contents
Unit I.- to Primary Care English.- Unit II.- Grammar in Use.- Unit III.- Scientific Literature.- Unit IV.- Courses and Talks.- Unit V.- Latin and Greek Terminology.- Unit VI.- Acronyms and Abbreviations.- Unit VII.- The Language of Principles and Concepts in Primary Care.- Unit VIII.- The Language of Clinical General Practice.- Unit IX.- The Language of Clinical Areas.- Unit X.- Applying for a Job in General Practice.- Unit XI.- Conversation Survival Guide.
Summary
Here is the ideal introduction to the medical English language used in primary care and in hospitals. It is specially written for family doctors and any other health care professionals who are involved in primary care around the world and want to make useful progress in their medical English in order to be able to read and write articles, participate in international courses and meetings, read textbooks in their original English language and visit or work in an English speaking country to enrich their professional experience.
This book has been written by doctors and will help readers feel confident understanding and communicating in English within their specialty. Its revolutionary combination of formal teaching and conversational style, together with the selection of contents specific to Primary Care, provides a unique platform to jump to a more advanced level with surprisingly little effort.
