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March-June 2017

MS (Medical Speaking) 100 is for junior medical/nursing students and MS200 is for medical graduates (Doctors, Residents, Interns) or practicing healthcare professionals
 

MS100 and MS200 aim to introduce you to key concepts and skills in practical Medical English. Absorbing and applying these skills in your practice will help you to confidently respond to the unprecedented and accelerating demand for medicine in the 21st century.

 

You will learn how to practice Medical English orally, challenge you and your team with cases and oral activities that will give you strategies to help you to build skills that will enhance the quality of your communication skills, Medical English, and invite you to participate in discussions and assess the work of your peers.

 

MS 100/200 is a 14-week, intense, hybrid class combined online and offline activities. Students meet in classrooms in Vietnam at our affiliated locations. Currently, we have one location at Medical Cafe Classroom in Hochiminh City, Vietnam. We are working to open more locations in Can Tho and Da Nang in a near future.

MS 100/200 meets regularly in weekend (Saturday/Sunday) morning from 8 AM-10AM at designated classroom. 

We utilize state-of-the-art BlackBoard, most common e-learning management software in American colleges, for MS 100/200 course management. You will submit and receive your assignment grades online.  

Sample 14-week curriculum:

Week 1: Introduction to the Course

Week 2: HPI and Other Histories

Week 3: Basic Medical Terms to know

Week 4: General and Diagnostic Exam

Week 5: Treatment Plan and Procedure 

Week 6: General Surgery 

Week 7: Integumentary System

Week 8: Head and Neck

Week 9: Cardiovascular

Week 10: GI

Week 11: MSK

Week 12: GU/OB/GYN

Week 13: Pediatrics

Week 14: Final Individual Presentation

Required Textbook
Communication in English for Vietnamese Heath Professionals by Dr. Dean Nguyen https://www.amazon.com/Communication-English-Vietnamese-Health-Professionals/dp/1523721030/
A preview of each chapter will be provided to eligible students

 

Students can review MS 100/200 online lectures at home prior to class to re-inforce learning points. 

For more information, please email ame@vietmd.net  

VietMD Team