Navigating a New Language in Medicine Made Simple
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LANGUAGES
6
WORDS TRANSLATED
120 000+
DOCtionary is an innovative app created by doctors, for doctors, to help you write and communicate effectively in the local language when working abroad. This is not a textbook to study medicine or a tool to make diagnoses—it's your essential phrasebook for the day-to-day language of medical practice.
The Challenge of Practicing Medicine Abroad
Moving is simple, language mastery is not.
Thanks to the high mobility within Europe, doctors like us can easily move and work in different countries after graduation. But what isn't easy is mastering the local language to the point of writing flawless medical records and communicating clearly with patients and colleagues.
Traditional courses fall short in medical contexts.
Traditional language courses and generic translation tools don't cut it—they aren't tailored to the specific needs of medical professionals. We realized that even after language classes we were still struggling to accurately construct sentences needed for medical documentation, which might lead to errors or misunderstandings. With this app your medical records will be precise and clear, free from grammatical errors or terminological mistakes.
Introducing DOCtionary
The App Built for
Expat Doctor
LANGUAGES
6
WORDS TRANSLATED
120 000+
DOCTORS INVOLVED
24
AREAS OF PRACTICE
14
This shared struggle inspired us to create DOCtionary, an app designed specifically to help immigrant doctors find and use the right phrases for constructing accurate and professional medical records.
How it Works
Organized by Medical Chapters
Browse through chapters such as Heart, Lungs, Abdomen, and more to find phrases relevant to specific areas of practice.
Ready-to-Use Phrases
Find commonly used questions to ask patients and standardized phrases to describe objective findings.
Multilingual Support
Currently available in Finnish, Swedish, English, Italian, Hungarian, and German. You can choose and use multiple languages simultaneously.
Built by Medical Professionals
Developed by doctors who understand the unique challenges of practicing medicine in a non-native language.
Who are We
We are DOCtionary, a team of three doctors, a software engineer and a business developer who have all lived the reality of practicing medicine in a foreign language
Marianna Dominijanni
General Practitioner
Anna Ludl
Internist and Nephrologist
Tomi Ervasti
Software developer
Claudia Scaringi
Business Developer
Our Vision for the
Future
We're just getting started. Our goal is to continuously expand DOCtionary with more chapters, more specialized content, and more languages to help doctors integrate into new healthcare environments more smoothly.
Whether you're just beginning your career abroad or you've been working in a foreign country for years, DOCtionary is here to support you in your day-to-day medical practice. No more language barriers. Just clear, effective communication
Join Us in Bridging the
Language Gap in Medicine
Start using DOCtionary today and simplify your integration into a new healthcare system. Let's make practicing medicine in a foreign language a little easier, one phrase at a time. Download the app now and get the support you need to excel in your new professional environment.
