The Development of an International Medical Education Program With an Emphasis on English for Specific Purposes

• In Event: 18.071 - Roundtable Session 5
  In Roundtable Session: 18.071-19 - A Glimpse of STEM Across International Contexts

Abstract

With the highly-developed educational infrastructure in Asia, more and more Chinese universities have made English medium courses available to international students. International medical programs are becoming a new trend across China. With this trend comes the difficulty of implementing and designing an international medical program to meet the educational, cultural, and social needs of the students and teachers within a given context. The present case study researched the factors that contributed to successful international medical programs and through a survey and interviews, found both strengths and needs of a specific international medical program in the College of Medicine at Snowboke University. Specific recommendations are presented in order to assist the program and school with the design and implementation.

Author

• Qian Chen, Northern Arizona University