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Russian as a Foreign Language for Medical Residents: Biomedical Profile - Start communicating confidently with patients in Russian in just 3 months

You are an international medical resident studying at a Russian university. You want to enter a patient's room without fear, take a medical history, and understand what the patient is saying. This program was designed especially for you.
Who is this course for?
  • International residents in Russian medical universities
  • Russian language level: from A0 to A1 (complete beginner or elementary)
  • Those who want to quickly learn professional Russian for clinical work
What you will be able to do after the course
✔️ Introduce yourself to the patient and build trust
✔️ Ask 10+ questions to collect complaints and medical history
✔️ Clify the location and nature of pain ("Where does it hurt?", "What kind of pain?")
✔️ Understand simple patient responses (yes/no, organ names, time expressions)
✔️ Fill out medical records (complaints, history, social factors)
✔️ Show empathy and support patients in difficult situations
How the course works

  • Duration: 3 months
  • Total workload: 256 hours (128 classroom + 128 self-study)
  • Classes: in‑person, 12 hours per week (practical sessions)
  • Academic hour: 45 minutes

You will learn through simulated clinical situations – role‑plays, working with standardized patients, filling out real medical documents.
Course topics (modules)
  1. Introductory Phonetics
  2. First Meeting with a Patient
  3. Body and Pain Localization
  4. Time and Medical History
  5. Lifestyle and Risk Factors
  6. Medications and Actions
  7. Clarification and Empathy
  8. Integration: Full History Taking
  9. Review and Exam
Learning outcomes – what you will be able to do in practice
Speaking - Introduce yourself, ask 10+ history questions, clarify pain, use empathy phrases
Listening - Understand simple answers to standard questions, recognize key words (organs, symptoms)
Reading - Read signs, forms, drug names, common medical abbreviations
Writing - Fill out an intake form, write complaints in block letters
Learning materials
  • Textbook: "I Want to Become a Doctor!" (introductory phonetics course)
  • Anatomical atlas (with organ and body part names in Russian)
  • Original handouts created by course instructors

Why you should enroll in this program

100% professional context – you learn medical Russian, not general language
Patient safety – asking correctly and understanding answers reduces clinical errors
Beginner‑friendly – adapted for levels A0–A1
Practice with native speakers – every dialogue with a native speaker is designed to practice a specific grammatical structure, question, or empathy phrase
Real clinical cases from practice – you immediately learn what you need in the clinic: how to ask questions, clify details, and write in the patient's record
Official certificate – upon completion you receive a document (supplementary general education program)

You can ask any questions and sign up for the course by emailing:
 zybina_n_i@staff.sechenov.ru

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