The Center for Confident American English Communication

In my accent reduction coaching course I often work with international doctors and other medical personnel. I help them learn and improve many aspects of American English pronunciation, including the following: Syllable stress in words like: antibOtics, radiOLogy and HOspital. Stress in phrasal verbs such as: checkIN, checkOUT and lookOVer. Intonation patterns in statements and

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According to the Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition. Employment growth from 2008-2018 is expected to grow in these areas: •    By 21% in nursing •    By 20% in medical records and health information technicians •    By 19% in massage therapy •    By 16% in medical and health services managers You can prepare

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If you are a non-native American English speaker working in the medical professions you know how important it is to speak English clearly and effectively. Clear communication is absolutely vital when you are dealing with patients and colleagues. If you are a non-native American English speaker working in the medical field you may want to

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I know that many of my readers are doctors and nurses who want to improve their pronunciation of American English medical vocabulary. There are many sites that feature the vocabulary but there are not many with audio. I did find a good website hosted by Pearson Education which contains free online audio and activities. The

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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

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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

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Project Care is a website for high-intermediate to advanced English language learners who want to learn medical English. The site provides lessons that help English learners improve their communication with medical personnel and patients. The website provides audio and video for listening practice, vocabulary development and more. I have recommended this resource to several of

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There has been a shortage of nurses across the United States, especially in states such as Nevada. To help remedy the shortage, the University of Nevada Las Vegas has developed a new program called Speak for Success to help nurses recruited from overseas to communicate more effectively and efficiently in American English. “Since nursing requires constant communication with doctors, co-workers, patients and families, communication-focused

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