Speak Medical / Danish for doctors

Who can apply?

Speak provides tailored Danish language courses for foreign medical doctors, dentists and nurses who wish to attain authorisation to work in Denmark. The courses are offered at Danish Education 3, modules 4 & 5.

1. Speak Medical / Danish for Doctors at Gentofte Hospital

The course takes place at Gentofte Hospital. We offer modules 3.4 & 3.5.

Goal: 

The teaching at modules 3.4 & 3.5 includes more lessons than a regular day class. We will work towards Danish Examination 3 (PD3) in order to enable you to obtain the grades that are required to apply for Danish authorisation. This means, that we are working on you being able to pass PD3 with the grades 7, 7, 10, which are the required minimum grades to be able to register for the medical knowledge examinations.

See the authorisation rules here.

Content:

The course holds the same elements as the regular Danish courses, but with a main focus on areas that are important, when working as a medical doctor, dentist or nurse in Denmark. For example a vocabulary related to the human body and diseases as well as focus on a good pronunciation, communication with patients and colleagues and knowledge about the Danish healthcare system.

Also, you will be taught by Danish medical doctors and you will be able to practice and participate in simulated conversations with patients based on concrete cases.

All course participants are medical doctors, dentists or nurses, which gives you a good opportunity to build and expand your professional network.

In addition to the regular Danish lessons, the course also includes weekly clinical lectures. Clinical lectures are a training in listening comprehension and an introduction to medical terminology in Danish as well as a training in discussing authentic/relevant cases in Danish. Thus these lectures are both a supplement to the Danish lessons but also a form of preparation for the medical knowledge examinations.

Other offers:

Please see below under Clinical courses

2. Speak Medical E-class

The course is a 100% online course. We offer module 3.5.

Online Danish classes are for you who has the desire and discipline to work with assignments on our online platform. Participation in an e-class requires that you have access to a pc/mac and a stable internet connection and that you are able to participate actively every week.

Goal:

We will work towards Danish Examination 3 (PD3) in order to enable you to obtain the grades that are required to apply for Danish authorisation. This means, that we are working on you being able to pass PD3 with the grades 7, 7, 10, which are the required minimum grades to be able to register for the medical knowledge examinations.

See the authorisation rules here.

Content:

The course content is partly aimed at PD3 and partly a review of the Danish healthcare system. You will acquire the knowledge that is expected of you, when you enter a work place in the healthcare system. You will learn, among other things, about the structure of the Danish healthcare system, the various professional groups of employees, the basic patient rights and current topics in the health policy debate.

In addition to Speak Medical / Danish for Doctors online, you can purchase additional clinical lectures on Thursdays, OSCE-preparatory course in CPR or courses in handling injuries /suture courses.

See prices on additional courses below.

Clinical lectures every Thursday

A supplement to the Danish lessons as well as a preparation for the medical knowledge examinations.

Clinical lectures are presentations/tuition by different medical doctors and sometimes dentists or nurses. The teaching is generally based on medical issues and illnesses.

Every Thursday there will be a new teacher. It may be a resident or a specialist. Some of the doctors are Danes and others are foreign doctors who themselves have obtained Danish authorisation and permission to work independently.

• Place: Gentofte Hospital – Det lille eller Det store auditorium
• Time: Thursdays from 13.45 to 15.15
• Dates: From Thursday 19 January to Thursday 8 June 2023 (both days included)
• Price: Free of charge for students at Speak Medical / Danish for Doctors. Price upon purchase: DKK 350,- per session

Clinical courses (handling of injuries / suture courses)

The course focus on the injuries that bring people to the emergency room and how these injuries are handled at BCT-level.

Handling of injuries is conducted by Dr. Mustafa Al-Gburi.

• Place: Gentofte Hospital, Ledreborg Alle stairway 20B in Hellerup.
• Time: Thursday 2 February (part 1) & Thursday 23 March (part 2) from 13.45 to 16
• Price: Free of charge if you hold a municipal referral for Speak Medical. Price upon purchase: DKK 350,- per session.

OSCE-preparatory course in CPR - NB: No more available places

This course is for you who are registered to participate in the oral medical test now or later (OSCE).

The course is an extended OSCE-preparatory course in CPR with a maximum of 10 participants. The course focuses on CPR both theoretically and simulated and you will learn to recognize rhytms and to use AED.

The course will be conducted by Dr. Liva Christensen.

• Place: Gentofte Hospital, stairway 1
• Time: Tuesday 11 April from 4 to 8 pm & Saturday 13 May from 10 am to 2 pm (the courses are identical)
• Price: Free of charge for students that hold a municipal referral for Speak Medical. Price upon purchase: DKK 485,-.

3. Speak Medical / Danish for Doctors PD3

10+ private online lessons

Speak Medical/Danish for Doctors PD3 is a targeted online one-on-one teaching, with the objective of improving your Danish Language 3 Examination result. You will discuss with your teacher on the areas that you need to focus on and a tailor-made programme will be made just for you. We offer this course as online tuition via Teams but with the possibility to meet up physically.

The course will be concluded with the Danish Language 3 Examination.

Find more information about the course here.

Enrolment

You need to attend an interview with a language consultant, before you can enrol. If you are already a Speak-student, please contact us for a special Speak Medical-interview.