Advanced Medical Chinese

Catalog description

This advanced-level course is designed for students in healthcare-related fields such as pre-medicine, nursing, biology, and neuroscience who seek to develop professional proficiency in medical Chinese. The course strengthens students’ ability to communicate accurately and effectively in clinical and healthcare settings, with emphasis on medical terminology, symptom description, diagnostic procedures, and treatment explanations. Organized around major human body systems, the course introduces key anatomical vocabulary, common diseases, and clinical interactions across specialties such as cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, neurology, psychiatry, endocrinology, and hematology. In addition to language training, the course integrates cultural perspectives on healthcare in Chinese-speaking communities, including traditional Chinese medicine, public health, mental health, end-of-life care, and childbirth practices. By the end of the course, students will be able to communicate professionally and with cultural sensitivity in diverse medical contexts.