The aim of the course of instruction is to provide students with a solid base of knowledge to help them both with the reading of medical texts in their studies and with the future writing of medical articles.

After successful completion of the course, students will
- know the structure of medical research articles and their component parts
- know the conventions, vocabulary and linguistic features of medical writing (including differences between British and American conventions)
- be able to avoid common grammatical pitfalls
- be able to reference sources correctly according to the Vancouver style of referencing
- be able to evaluate a research article
- summarize medical research using appropriate writing conventions