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numerous	['nju:mqrqus]	численний
course	[kLs]	курс(навчання)
medicine	['medsIn]	медицина
diagnose	['daIqgnous]	розпізнавати, ставити діагноз
particular	[pq'tikjulq]	особливий, саме той
field	[fI:ld]	галузь
surgery	['sWGqrI]	хірургія
therapy	['TerqpI]	терапія
kind	[kaInd]	добрий
ability	[q'bIlItI]	здатність, уміння
protection	[prq'tekSn]	охорона
health	[helT]	здоров’я
therapeutist	[,Terq'pjutIst]	терапевт
cure	[kjuq]	виліковувати
confidence	['kOnfIdens]	довіра
prominent	['prOmInqnt]	видатний
harm	[ha:m]	шкода
valuable	['vxljuqbl]	цінний, дорогий
calling	['kO:lIN]	покликання
motto	['mOtOu]	девіз

In Ukraine hundreds of thousands of young people study at different medical institites and universities. They study numerous theoretical and special subjects. They have practical training during which they do the work of nurses and assistant doctors. Such a course of studies helps them *to gain much knowledge of medicine, which will give them the possibility to diagnose different diseases and treat people.

But medical students must remember that it is not easy to be a good doctor. A good doctor must have not only deep knowledge of a particular field of medicine such as surgery or therapy. He must love people and have a kind heart. He must give all his knowledge, all his abilities, all his talent, and all his time to people, to the protection of their health.

One of the prominent Russian therapeutists Prof. M. P. Konchalovsky considers that a person may be a poor writer, he may be a bad painter or an actor but a man cannot be a bad doctor.

Medical students must understand well all the difficulties of their future profession. They must remember that often it will be difficult to diagnose a disease, sometimes it will be even more difficult to cure it. But a good doctor will always *do his best *to gain his patient’s confidence. And the confidence of a patient in his doctor is “valuable remedy”.

Did you hear about *Hippocrates Oath before you entered the institute? What does it read? It reads, “I shall enter any house for the good of the patient. I shall not do my patient any harm” - these are the words from Hippocrates Oath. And they must be not only words for medical students. They must become the motto of their life.

Medical students must remember that to treat patients is a great art but not an *ordinary trade. It is one of the professions which requires a real calling for it.

Notes:

* to gain much knowledge – набувати багато знань

* to do one’s best – робити все можливе

* togainconfidence– завойовувати довіру

* HippocratesOath– [,hIpo'krxtIk'ouT] кклятва Гіпократа

* ordinary trade ['O:dInrI] – звичайно ремесло

Questions about the text:

1. Where do hundreds of thousands of young people in Ukraine study at?

2. What subjects do they study?

3. Is it easy to be a good doctor?

4. What must medical students understand well?

5. What must a good doctor do to gain his patient’s confidence?

6. What does Hippocrates Oath read?

7. What must medical students remember?

Summary

Many young people study at different medical institutes and universities. They study theoretical and special subjects. They also have practice during which they work as nurses and assistant doctors. They learn how to diagnose diseases and treat people. It is not easy to be a good doctor. A good doctor must have deep knowledge of medicine. He must love people and have a kind heart. Medical students must remember that to treat patients is a great art. Hippocrates Oath reads: “I shall enter any house for the good of the patients. I shall not do my patient any harm.” These words must become the motto of future doctors life.

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