Patient and employer complaints about foreign doctors who lack proficiency in a country's
official language are prompting a reconsideration of language requirements for doctors …

The research project described in this report set out to identify English language proficiency
(ELP) test (s) which might be considered comparable to IELTS in terms of their suitability for …

According to the Medical Council of Malawi, one of the conditions for a licence to be granted
to an individual who wants to practise medicine in Malawi is the practitioner's ability to speak …

Language tests are used in the evaluation of migrating health professionals' readiness to
practise safely and effectively. Such assessment is complex, involving policy and practice …

Background English proficiency is very important for effective healthcare communication.
This importance is reflected in the requirement that all overseas trained nonnative health …

Objective: To develop a scientifically sound and standardized medical language
examination for the State of Bavaria according to the requirements set forth by the 87 th …

Pass marks for the examination taken by overseas doctors seeking to work in the United
Kingdom should rise to ensure that these doctors meet equivalent standards to UK trained …

In the global world of international communication, employers or institutions that wish to
determine the language skills of non-native speakers of English usually turn to generalist …

Background The national medical journals in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden publish
selected papers from the other journals in their original languages. We wanted to know how …

Because of the increasing number of foreign doctors seeking employment in Norwegian
hospitals, a survey was undertaken to estimate their numbers, and to study how they and …