The author of the text is Yulia Kovalenko, a lecturer at the Synapse Medical school

Many of you have heard that the USMLE Step 2 CS was canceled due to COVID19, and in order to receive the ECFMG certificate, foreign graduates were required to take the OET exam in English with a professional bias, which in its structure resembles TOEFL or IELTS, but has features related to one or another profile.

The OET in medicine (for doctors) is characterized by a bias in the appropriate direction https://godsempires.com/why-oet-result-is-delayed-l-en/. The exam consists of 4 classical parts: writing, speaking, listening and reading. In order to get acquainted with the structure of the exam, it is worth visiting the official OET website. Listening and reading contain the standard structure of language exams. In this post, I will not talk about methods to improve the basic level of English, but I will tell you about the specifics of preparing for OET.

At the very beginning, it is worth taking free trial exams on the OET website to determine what you should focus on when preparing.

To practice listening and reading, it is enough to take test exams on the OET website and from various paid services. I would highly recommend using the E2 language service, where the basic package includes 5 trial exams and 1 test of speaking with a real teacher in zoom and checking your writing by certified specialists.