Record number of Medical Students learning Welsh
Graduate Entry Medical (GEM) students follow weekly Welsh classes
A record number of Swansea University Medical Students are learning Welsh thanks to a new course for beginners, developed by Learn Welsh Swansea Bay Region, which is based in Academi Hywel Teifi.
Sixty-two students on the University’s flagship Graduate Entry Medical (GEM) course have been following weekly classes in virtual classrooms, with the aim of improving their communication skills in order to better support Welsh-speaking patients.
The course introduces vocabulary and language patterns relevant to the medical profession and aims to enthuse the students, who will all attend placements across Wales as part of their four-year GEM course.