Expert: Shannon G. - 10/2/2008

Question
NI HAO!
i m a medical student.i will be becoming doctor in few years.Since childhood i have been very interested in chinese language,people and culture.I love everything related to china.What is the scope of chinese language in medicine and medical field?If i learn chinese language will it prove to be useful for me in the near future as it takes alot of time to learn a language specially chinese,which i have heard is very dificult??
kindly help me...i am doing medical from the best medical college of Pakistan(DOW medical college).
zaijian

Answer
Medical terms are always difficult as a foreign language, no matter whether it's Chinese or English or Russian...I think if you already know some Chinese, you just need to learn some extra medical terms, then it'll be helpful!

Good luck to you and also your medical journey!

Shannon