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Medical English Pronunciation Lesson-Visiting the Doctor

The doctors who I work in my Skype accent reduction coaching program need to communicate clearly both with their colleagues and with their patients.☆ When I teach them to communicate more clearly with their patients, we work on two areas~ The first is the correct pronunciation of medical terms.☝ However,… we also work on speaking

Medical English Audio Lessons

Are you looking for some medical English audio lessons? ESL pod has a wide variety of medical English audio lessons. You can listen to these lessons on your computer or iPhone. The pronunciation starts out clear and slow so it’s a good way to practice listening for syllable stress in medical words including: hospital diagnosis

Medical English Pronunciation

In my accent reduction coaching course I frequently work with international doctors and nurses. I help doctors and nurses learn & improve many aspects of their American English pronunciation, including the following: Syllable stress in words like: antibO→tics, radiO→logy and hO→spital. Stress in phrasal verbs such as: checkIN, checkOUT and lookOVer. Intonation patterns in statements

Pronunciation of Medical Terms & Expressions

Here is a great audio story from the Voice of America that features some frequently used medical terms and expressions. If you are an international doctor or other medical professional who uses American English in your work, you’ll really enjoy this lesson. Keep in mind that the speaker speaks a bit slower than normal.☝ Medical

Foriegn Doctors & Communication

This article from the September Wall Street Journal describes some of the communication problems encountered by foreign doctors, most of whom are from India. While the article doesn’t mention accents, it does describe the cultural differences between the doctors and their Iowa patients and what one local hospital is doing to bridge the gap. It’s

Medical Pronunciation Audio

Non native English speaking doctors, nurses and other medical personnel have a very important job to do. Clear and efficient oral communication is a key part of their job. Medical personnel know that they must communicate clearly in interactions with patients and other health professionals. Merck’s online Medical Library has a an excellent resource to

Medical English Pronunciation for Doctors & Nurses

If you are a non-native American English speaker working in the medical profession you know how critical it is to speak English clearly and effectively. Clear communication is absolutely vital when you are dealing with patients and colleagues. If you are trying to improve your medical communication skills, you may want to check out the

Medical English Pronunciation

I know that many of you are doctors and nurses who want to improve your pronunciation of American English medical vocabulary. There are many websites that feature medical vocabulary but there are not many with audio. However, Pearson Education has a website which contains free online audio and leaning activities. The website was developed to

Medical English Listening & Pronunciation

In my searching for medical English resources, I found a website called Hospital English.com. This site has free English learning materials for medical professionals and teachers of medical professionals. The lessons contain audio files that you can use to listen to and practice pronouncing medical English vocabulary. (The audio files should be opened in a

Medical English Dialogs for Pronunciation Practice

I have been looking for medical English pronunciation activities on the web. Unfortunately I have not found many sites with audio files. However, I did find a page with lots of medical English dialogs that can be used for pronunciation practice. Each dialog is followed by a list of vocabulary and a quiz. Medical English