本书根据教育部和全国高校外语教学指导委员会颁布的《大学英语课程教学要求》并结合医学院校自身的特色设计和编写，旨在总结国内外优秀英语教材的编写经验，解决目前医学院校大学英语教材中存在的问题与不足，在大学英语教学中逐步渗入医学英语的内容，促进大学英语教材改革，提高教学质量，使学生能够在提高语言技能的同时兼顾专业学科素养、人文素养、科学素养以及创新能力的提高。

Unit 1 What Is Medicine
What Is Medicine
Reading for Extension
Unit 2 College Study: The Essential Ingredients
College Study: The Essential Ingredients
Reading for Extension
Unit 3 As My Daughter Leaves for College, I Let Go
As My Daughter Leaves For College, I Let Go
Reading for Extension
Unit 4 Fourteen Steps
Fourteen Steps
Reading for Extension
Unit 5 People Making a Difference
People Making a Difference
Reading for Extension
Unit 6 Ideal Island
Ideal Island
Reading for Extension
Unit 7 The Man Who Married Himself
The Man Who Married Himself
Reading for Extension
Unit 8 A Little Women Christmas
A Little Women Christmas
Reading for Extension
Unit 9 Move to China
Move to China
Reading for Extension