Communication Skills for Patient Interactions

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Are you an international medical graduate (IMG) or international pharmacy graduate (IPG)?
In this free 8-week OSCE communication prep course you will:

  • Learn effective strategies for communicating with patients in Canada
  • Practice and improve your communications competencies to help pass the
    Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for licensure
  • Connect and practice with other IMGs and IPGs seeking licensure in Canada
  • Improve your chances of gaining and retaining employment in your field
  • Take part in a communication practice session with simulated patients
    Classes are online; course content and assignments are all online.
    Dates: Jun 1 – Jul 30 6:00 – 7:30 pm
    Jun 2 – Jul 31 8:00 – 9:30 pm
    Jun 22 – Aug 28 5:00 – 6:30 pm
    Jul 7 – Sept 4 9:15 – 10:45 pm
  • Language Requirement: Canadian Language Benchmark of 6 (CLB 6)
  • Eligibility: Permanent Residents (PRs), MOME23, AIP and RCIP
    participants and Protected Persons under section 95 of IRPR
    For more information, please contact: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca

3 thoughts on “Communication Skills for Patient Interactions”

  1. Iam a IMG who is currently living at Toronto and preparing for the Canadian licensing pathway. Interested in gaining some experience in communicating to the patients as Iam approaching my nac osce exam in September this year

    1. Dear Dr. Ramani,
      Please check the National Healthcare Language Program (NHLP) – Medical Stream for more information about the program and enrollment process.
      You may also directly contact the program team at: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca for registration and additional details.

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