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Discover the critical role of Medical English in healthcare and research, especially in an AI-driven world. Learn essential terminology, communication skills for different audiences, and how to navigate cultural and ethical challenges. This episode provides guidance on staying competitive and future-proofing your career in specialized English

Meet Our Guest: Jason Willis-Lee is a medical translator, linguistic validation expert, and personal branding strategist with 25 years of experience. He coaches professionals on business skills and adapting to an AI-powered market.

Top Takeaways:
  • Medical English is specialized language vital for quality care, accurate data, and global knowledge sharing.
  • Master medical terminology, reading comprehension, and clear communication for patient-facing contexts.
  • Future-proof your career by specializing in AI-proof niches like linguistic validation and building strong relationships.
Vocabulary Corner:
  • Linguistic Validation:
    • Meaning: The process of adapting medical questionnaires or instruments to be culturally and linguistically equivalent across different regions.
    • Example sentence: Linguistic validation ensures a medical survey translates effectively for diverse patient populations.
  • Cognitive Debriefing:
    • Meaning: A step in linguistic validation where patients are asked if they understood a questionnaire, ensuring clarity and cultural relevance.
    • Example sentence: During cognitive debriefing, we learned some terms were confusing for patients in a different country.
  • Pharmacology:
    • Meaning: The study of how medicines or drugs affect living organisms, including their effects and mechanisms of action.
    • Example sentence: Understanding pharmacology is crucial for healthcare professionals to prevent dosing errors.
  • Patient-Facing Context:
    • Meaning: Situations or documents directly involving and understandable by patients, using non-technical or lay language.
    • Example sentence: Explaining a diagnosis requires using simple, patient-facing language.
  • Hallucinates (AI):
    • Meaning: When Artificial Intelligence generates false or nonsensical information, presenting it as factual.
    • Example sentence: Always double-check medical information from AI, as it can sometimes hallucinate.

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