College Readiness for Medical Careers

The Institute’s College Readiness for Medical Careers course is an academic English language program for New Americans who are employed in or interested in an advanced career in the medical field. Many of our students are nursing assistants who intend to go to college to further their medical careers. After this course, most students show significant improvement on the Accuplacer, the community college placement test. As a result, they usually start college at more advanced levels of ESL or Developmental English courses, saving hundreds -or thousands- of dollars. Some students are able to test out of these courses altogether and begin their General Education courses. Students also feel better prepared for college because they now understand what college work involves and what they must do to succeed.

Skills students attain through the College Readiness course:

  • College-level reading skills, including critical analysis and textbook use
  • College-level writing skills, including note taking and essay-writing
  • Study skills, including skimming, scanning, test-taking, vocabulary-building, process-writing, and budgeting time
  • Medical Terminology
  • Math skills, taught by tutors in small groups
  • Computer skills, including word processing and research tools

Eligibility is foreign-born students who:

  • Demonstrate “college ready” English language skills in grammar, reading, and writing tests
  • Are currently working or have worked in the health care field, within or outside the U.S. OR who have medical training

Cost:

  • Total course fee is $20

Next Course:

  • Spring Semester: February 4 – May 31, 2013
  • Fall Semester: September 9 – December 18, 2013
  • Classes meet four days a week: Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. AND Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Assessment and Registration:

To enroll in the course, applicants must participate in an Application and Testing Day. At these sessions the instructor will explain how this course compares to ESOL courses at area colleges, and students will take assessment tests. Together, the instructor and applicant will decide if this course meets the applicant’s academic needs. Testing days for the Fall 2013 semester will be posted in June. Contact Sara Nobbs to register for a testing day. All sessions last about 2 1/2 hours.