本书以人文思想为核心，以医学通识内容搭建知识体系和结构，注重英语学习和医学专业内容学习有机结合，重点突出主题学习的教学理念和教学方法，突出英语思辨能力的培养和人文素养的养成。
本教材体例安排力求新颖，内容丰富、形式多样，将医学人文知识与趣味性融为一体，实现听、说、读、写、译有机结合，激发学生学习医学英语知识的兴趣，进而实现提高学生医学英语表达能力的目标。
通过对各种医学语篇话题的学习，介绍医学文体语言的特点、汉英两种语言的对比和分析，使得学生掌握英汉翻译的基本理论、英汉词语、长句及各种文本的翻译技巧和英汉互译的能力。

Unit 1 Organ Transplant and Organ Donation
Ⅰ.Info-storm Web News on Organ Transplant
Ⅱ.Watching-in Organ Donation and Transplantation
Ⅲ.Leading-in Defining Organ Transplant
Ⅳ.Critical Reading Further Reading About Organ Transplant
Ⅴ.Speaking-out Understanding Organ Donation
Ⅵ.Pros/Cons Make an Informed Decision -- Know the Pros and Cons of Organ Donation
Ⅶ.Outcome Sentence Analysis and Essay Writing
Unit 2 Food Safety
Ⅰ.Info-storm Web News on Food Safety
Ⅱ.Watching-in Food Safety
Ⅲ.Leading-in Defining Food Safety
Ⅳ.Critical Reading Further Reading About Food Safety
Ⅴ.Speaking-out Four Steps to Food Safety: Clean, Separate, Cook,Chill
Ⅵ.Pros/Cons GM Foods: Yes or No
Ⅶ.Outcome Sentence Analysis and Essay Writing
Unit 3 First Aid
Ⅰ.Info-storm Web News on First Aid
Ⅱ.Watching-in Code Blue
Ⅲ.Leading-in Defining First Aid
Ⅳ.Critical Reading Further Reading About First Aid
Ⅴ.Speaking-out Knowledge About First Aid
Ⅵ.Pros/Cons First Aid Techniques Learned from Medical Show Help
Ⅶ.Outcome Sentence Analysis and Essay Writing
Unit 4 Aged Care
Ⅰ.Infro-storm Web News on Elderly Care
Ⅱ.Watching-in Healthcare System
Ⅲ.Leading-in Defining Healthy Aging
Ⅳ.Critical Reading Further Reading about Aged Care and Its Services
Ⅴ.Speaking-out Review Your Perception About Aging
Ⅵ.Pros/Cons Coping with "Silver Wave"
Ⅶ.Outcome Sentence Analysis and Essay Writing
Unit 5 Nutrition and Health
Ⅰ.Info-storm Web News on Nutrition
Ⅱ.Watching-in Preoperative Preparation
Ⅲ.Leading-in Defining "Food Pyramid"
Ⅳ.Critical Reading Further Reading About Nutrition and Health
Ⅴ.Speaking-out Chinese Food
Ⅵ.Pros/Cons 10 "Healthy" Eating Habits Famous People Swear by Which Are Actually Terrible for You
Ⅶ.Outcome Sentence Analysis and Essay Writing
Unit 6 Traditional Chinese Medicine
Ⅰ.Infro-storm Web News on TCM
Ⅱ.Watching-in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Ⅲ.Leading-in Defining Traditional Chinese Medicine
Ⅳ.Critical Reading Further Reading About Traditional Chinese Medicine
Ⅴ.Speaking-out Review Your Perception About TCM
Ⅵ.Pros/Cons Traditional Chinese Medicine for Overall Health
Ⅶ.Outcome Sentence Analysis and Essay Writing
Unit 7 Physical Fitness
Ⅰ.Info-storm Web News on Physical Fitness
Ⅱ.Watching-in The Truth About Getting Fit
Ill.Leading-in Defining Physical Fitness
Ⅳ.Critical Reading Further Reading About Physical Fitness
Ⅴ.Speaking-out Healthy China Initiative
Ⅵ.Pros/Cons The Advantages and Disadvantages of Doing Exercise
Ⅶ.Outcome Sentence Analysis and Essay Writing
Unit 8 Bioethics
Ⅰ.Info-storm Web News on Bioethics
Ⅱ.Watching-in My Sister's Keeper
Ⅲ.Leading-in Defining Bioethics
Ⅳ.Critical Reading Further Reading About Bioethics
Ⅴ.Speaking-out The Process of Cloning
Ⅵ.Pros/Cons Smartphone Heart Monitor Beats Doctors at Diagnosing Atrial Fibrillation
Ⅶ.Outcome Sentence Analysis and Essay Writing