Language has always been a matter of concern, especially when you are a student in search of a better career an ultimately a good job and handsome salary. This is therefore a big issue in the field of medicine, since this field has suddenly started gaining prominence.
With globalization, internet, television people’s desires to be economically fit are increasing and they are in search of better opportunities to improve their lives. Now we are a part of the people, we must accept that we are conscious about the importance of English Language and since most of us are now willing to pursue Medical, we should be aware of how important it is to know English.
As far as the medicine field is concerned, there is no recognized discipline that is called medical linguistics, but perhaps there ought to be one. True that the language of medicine offers some intriguing challenges both for the patients as well as the doctors, it has also been witnessed that there is a lack of communication between the doctor and his patient. The very reason for which is Language.
On a very serious note, we need not to know what the history of medicine is but we need to ponder about the present as well as the future; and the fact is that today all the most influential medical journals and magazines are written in English, and it has also become the language of International Conferences.
With globalization, internet, television people’s desires to be economically fit are increasing and they are in search of better opportunities to improve their lives. Now we are a part of the people, we must accept that we are conscious about the importance of English Language and since most of us are now willing to pursue Medical, we should be aware of how important it is to know English.
As far as the medicine field is concerned, there is no recognized discipline that is called medical linguistics, but perhaps there ought to be one. True that the language of medicine offers some intriguing challenges both for the patients as well as the doctors, it has also been witnessed that there is a lack of communication between the doctor and his patient. The very reason for which is Language.
On a very serious note, we need not to know what the history of medicine is but we need to ponder about the present as well as the future; and the fact is that today all the most influential medical journals and magazines are written in English, and it has also become the language of International Conferences.
We as human beings have now entered into the era where English for Medical is important and is one of the most important aspect of your life, an era where all the doctors have unanimously chosen one common language of communication within themselves and with their patients.
Things are different whether you think from a doctor’s point of view or from a patient’s point of view. Where most of the doctors prefer to speak in the language that is common to all, some do fair with the patients who cannot communicate very fluently in English.
But things are a little different from a patient point of view, sometimes the whole thing takes a really weird turn. While some people prefer talking in their native tongue to their doctors because they think they can better explain the problem this way, other cringe if a doctor doesn’t know how to speak English very fluently.
After a complete research and analysis, it is now acceptable that if the books are written in English, the syllabus is taught in English and even the exams are conducted in English, then students must simply have a working knowledge of the language.
On a whole, ‘English is the cut-off language for medical purposes and it should be a compulsory subject along with Anatomy, Biochemistry etc.’
