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Virginia Allum

SLC is privileged to have Virginia on the team. An internationally renowned Medical English and OET writer and trainer, Virginia is our lead writer for SLC’s clinical English and OET preparation courses. These courses have been studied by thousands of healthcare professionals and students from around the world with consistently excellent feedback, and Virginia works hard to make sure they are always up to date and fantastic value. In addition to being a world-class writer, Virginia is a Registered Nurse with years of clinical experience behind her and has also written extensively for Cambridge University Press and OET.

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'Being a Nurse, the learning doesn't stop' - Virginia Allum

Virginia Allum has superpowers. Not only is she SLC’s Head of Medical English, but she also writes Medical English courses, OET test items, trains Medical English and OET teachers, and still ... (more...)

I had my first dose of the Covid vaccine today

Virginia, SLC's Head of Medical English, is an amazing woman. She writes courses, trains teachers and provides expertise and support across the company. She writes for the international English for ... (more...)

Developments in the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis

A recent article titled ‘Cystic fibrosis drug given green light in England’ explains that a new drug which aims to improve lung function in patients with CF has been released to the public. Before ... (more...)

OET - What happens if I don't pass OET in August?

Many of you know that the OET is being updated in September, 2018. This means that the last 'old' OET will be held in August, 2018. But what if you don't pass the August OET or think you may not pass ... (more...)