I Am a Student

Becoming a doctor is a dream for millions of students around the world. Studying medicine can lead to a career as a doctor of course, but it doesn't have to be this cut and dry*. Many graduates of medical schools around the world pursue careers as specialist consultants in the field of psychiatry, dermatology, sports medicine and others.

A medical university is a post-secondary higher educational institution. Medical universities teach subjects such as human anatomy, biochemistry, pharmacology, immunology, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, anesthesiology, internal medicine, family medicine, surgery, psychiatry, genetics, and pathology. Medical students typically engage in both basic science and practical clinical coursework during their tenure at a medical school. The course structure and length vary greatly among countries. Traditionally the course structure is divided into pre-clinical (year 1-3) and clinical part (year 3-6): the pre-clinical part of medical education includes theoretical learning in areas such as anatomy, physiology, ethics, psychology and biochemistry, the clinical one includes learning surgery, obstetrics and paediatrics.

During their course of studies medical students attend lectures and have practical classes in different subjects. They perform different laboratory works and attend the dissecting room to gain deep knowledge of Anatomy. They go to the library to get ready for their classes.

Each academic year is usually divided into two terms. At the end of each term students have to take their module controls in most subjects.

Studying at a medical university is often hard, but people choosing medicine for their future career should understand that it is necessary to study hard to become good specialists able to save human lives.

*Cut and dry – як за шаблоном

Exercise 5. Answer the questions:

1. What careers can studying medicine lead to?

2. What do medical schools teach?

3. What parts is the course structure traditionally divided into?

4. What does the pre-clinical part of medical education include?

5. What does the clinical part of medical education include?

6. What do medical students do during their course of studies?

7. Why do medical students attend the dissecting room?

8. How many terms is each academic year divided into?

Exercise 6. Find corresponding equivalents in the text:

Лікування внутрішніх хвороб, клінічний курс, теоретичне навчання, структура та тривалість курсу, спеціалісти-консультанти у галузі психіатрії, відвідувати лекції, мати практичні заняття з різних дисциплін, здобувати глибокі знання з анатомії, випускники медичних учбових закладів, наприкінці кожного семестру, виконувати лабораторні роботи, відвідувати анатомічний театр.

Exercise 7. Form the names of specialists from the names of professional fields

a) with the help of suffix -ist

For example: pharmacology – pharmacologist

Dermatology, physiology, neurology, immunology, gynecology, anesthesiology, pathology, traumatology, neurology, ophthalmology, oncology, urology, endocrinology, venereology, psychiatry.

b) with the help of suffix -ian

For example: paediatrics – paediatrician

Obstetrics, physics, technics, electrics

Exercise 8. Match the specialties with their definitions:

1. psychiatry 2. pharmacology 3. paediatrics 4. neurology 5. obstetrics 6. gynecology 7. anesthesiology 8. surgery		a) the medical science that deals with the nervous system and disorders affecting it; b) the branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth; c) the branch of medicine dealing with health care for women, especially the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive organs; d) the branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders; e) the branch of medicine that deals with the study and application of anesthetics; f) the branch of medicine concerned with treating disease, injuries, etc, by means of manual or operative procedures; g) the branch of medical science concerned with children and their diseases; h) the science of drugs, including their characteristics and uses.
1.	2.		3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.

Exercise 9. Fill in the gaps with the following words or word combinations:

neurology; engage; surgery, obstetrics and paediatrics; academic year; tenure; higher educational institution; terms; attend lectures; gynecology; to gain deep knowledge

1. Each … is usually divided into two …

2. A medical university is a post –secondary …

3. During their course of studies medical students … and have practical classes in different subjects.

4. Medical students typically … in both basic science and practical clinical coursework during their …in medical school.

5. Students perform different laboratory works and attend dissecting room… of Anatomy.

6. The clinical part of the course includes learning … .

7. … is the field of medicine dealing with the diseases of the nervous system.

8. Gynecologists work in the field of … .

Exercise 10. Choose the suitable pronoun or possessive adjective for each gap:

1. (I/me) often see (him/his) at the university.

2. (She/her) doesn’t live with (she/her) parents.

3. (He/Him) looks like (his/him) father.

4. Do (you/your) know (my/me) brother?

5. (They/them) invited (our/us) to the party.

6. (We/us) like the car, (it/its) colour is too bright.

7. Where does (their/them) sister live?

8. (I/my) don’t like (him/his).

Exercise 11. Make the sentences negative and interrogative:

1. They are in the classroom.

2. He is a student.

3. I am at home.

4. They were busy two hours ago.

5. He was here in the morning.

6. She will be back soon.

7. The students are in the dissecting room.

8. You were at the university yesterday.

Exercise 12. Put questions to the underlined words:

1. She was in the dissecting room yesterday.

2. They will be happy to see you tomorrow.

3. She is at home now.

4. They were in Odessa last summer.

5. He is at the blackboard.

6. You are right.

7. I will be there soon.

8. He was in the library yesterday morning.

Exercise 13. Fill in the gaps with the proper form of the verb “to be”:

1. Ann …in class 10 minutes ago.

2. We …in class now.

3. They … at home tonight.

4. … he at work now?

5. Who … here tomorrow?

6. When … you busy?

7. How old …her father at that time?

8. Who …in London 5 years ago?

Exercise 14. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions:

1. They will have classes … different subjects during their first year at the university.

2. Becoming a doctor is a dream … millions of students around the world.

3. … the end of each term students take module controls …most subjects.

4. Thousands of young people … the world enter medical schools every year.

5. They didn’t have time to get ready … their exam.

6. Studying medicine can lead … career as a doctor.

7. Traditionally the course structure is divided …the pre-clinical and clinical parts.

8. The course structure and length vary greatly … countries.

Exercise 15. Match two parts of the sentences below to make an explanation of what a meical student is:

1. A medical student is 2. Medical students study 3. They study a lot of subjects, 4. Medical students typically engage 5. After graduation from the university,			а) medical students become doctors; b) is a student who studies medicine; c) such as Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Histology and others; d) at medical universities; e) in both basic science and practical clinical coursework during their tenure at a medical school.
1.	2.	3.		4.	5.

Exercise 16. Fill in the gaps with the words from the table below to get an explanation of what is a medical university:

such faculties; teach; post-secondary; future doctors; the course structure

1. A medical university is a … higher educational institution.

2. It teaches … .

3. A medical university has … as medical, dental and pharmaceutical.

4. Medical universities … subjects such as human anatomy, biochemistry, pharmacology, immunology, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, anesthesiology, internal medicine, family medicine, surgery, psychiatry, genetics, and pathology.

5. Traditionally, … at a medical university is divided into a pre-clinical and a clinical part.

Exercise 17. Put the sentences into the correct order to explain the term “academic year”:

__After each term, students usually have holidays.

__In Ukraine the academic year lasts from September till July.

__At the end of each term students have to take exams in some subjects.

__An academic year is a period of time, when students have classes.

__Usually, each academic year is divided into two terms.