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 studies programs at top universities 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

POST-TEXT ASSIGNMENTS:

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. How many terms is each academic year divided into?

Exercise 6. Find the equivalents of the following word combinations in the text:

Лікування внутрішніх хвороб, клінічний курс, теоретичне навчання, структура та довжина 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. Match the specialties with their definitions:

psychiatry			the medical science that deals with the nervous system and disorders affecting it.
pharmacology			the branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth
paediatrics			the branch of medicine dealing with health care for women, especially the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive organs
neurology			the branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders
obstetrics			the branch of medicine that deals with the study and application of anesthetics.
gynecology			the branch of medicine concerned with treating disease, injuries, etc, by means of manual or operative procedures, especially by incision into the body
anesthesiology			the branch of medical science concerned with children and their diseases
surgery			the science of drugs, including their characteristics and uses

Exercise 8. Form the names of medical specialists from the names of fields of medicine with the help of suffix -ist.

For example: pharmacology – pharmacologist

Psychiatry, dermatology, physiology, neurology, immunology, gynecology, anesthesiology, pathology, traumatology, neurology, ophthalmology, oncology, urology, endocrinology, venereology.

Pay attention how the names of these medical specialists are formed:

obstetrics - obstetrician

paediatrics - paediatrician

surgery – surgeon

Exercise 9. Fill in the gaps with active vocabulary:

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 …, …, and… .