Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Medical Terminology in English
Course Code
LF_654
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Health care sciences and services
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 5
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Dagnija Deimante
Structure Unit Manager
Dita Role
Structural Unit
RSU Liepāja Branch
Contacts
Liepāja, Riņķu iela 24/26, lf@rsu.lv, +371 63442118, +371 63442119, +371 63484632
About Study Course
Objective
Develop communicative skills in English to ensure successful communication during study process and work in the chosen speciality; promote the development of professional terminology and its practical application.
Preliminary Knowledge
Knowledge and skills of the English language according to the programme requirements of upper-secondary school (B1 – C1).
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.After having completed the study course successfully, students will: • recognise professional terms in various texts; • name the most common medical terms in English; • describe problems related to patient care using professional terms in English.
Skills
1.After having completed the study course successfully, students will be able to choose and apply appropriate medical terms in written and spoken communication using appropriate means of the language to express their opinion both in written and spoken communication.
Competences
1.After having completed the study course successfully, students will be able to use the terms in various situations with patients of different age groups according to patients' health issues in the clinical environment.
Assessment
Individual work
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Students prepare one theme each week from a textbook – reading texts (also additional texts from other sources), doing written tasks, working on medical terms.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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• active participation in practical classes; keeping deadlines for handing in written tasks; written and spoken communication of good quality (10%);
• presentation on a chosen theme (10%);
• passing tests on medical terms and their usage (10%);
* presentation of a topic (i.e., a disease) which focuses on the appropriate usage of terms and understanding of specific professional medical tests, as well as the level of appropriate usage of the language and speaking skills (20%);
• Exam (written and oral) on the knowledge of medical terms, their usage, text comprehension and understanding of specific information, and speaking skills (50%).
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Medical professions in Latvia and abroad
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Medical specialities
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Lecture
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Modality
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Medical education in Latvia and abroad
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Modality
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Physician Assistant speciality
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Class/Seminar
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Physician Assistant. Applying for a job. Communication with medical staff, patients, their relatives
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Physician Assistant. Applying for a job. Communication with medical staff, patients, their relatives
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Writing medical documentation
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Writing medical documentation
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Most common diseases
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Most common diseases
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Code of ethics of Physician Assistant. Problem solving examples
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Code of ethics of Physician Assistant. Problem solving examples
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Doctor – patient consultations
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Doctor – patient consultations
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Modality
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Work at the hospital. Equipment
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Class/Seminar
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Work at the hospital. Equipment
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Oral)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Oxford English for Careers: Nursing 1; Nursing 2. Oxford University Press, 2012
Additional Reading
1.
Cambridge Professional English: English for Nursing Pre-Intermediate. by Virginia Allum and Patricia McGarr. Cambridge University Press, 2011
Other Information Sources
1.
www.medicinenet.com/
2.
www.naturalnews.com/medicine.html