Meet our employees

– I moved to Sweden in February 2022. Then I spoke more ”Svengelska”. But started an intensive course in Swedish at USÖ. In June I got my C1.

– The hardest part for me has been learning the melody and emphasis, building sentences the right way with the right word order and find the right sounds of words. And the other difficulties for me is that when I speak in my native Polish it is my tool and I like to talk and if you can´t explain to others. You feel a bit unintelligent and it´s really hard to be at kindergarten level again.

– In August I became an employee of the ANIVA clinic. And in October I received my Swedish medical license. When I started working I noticed that the language was not enough. You don´t have to be 100% correct on the test to pass C1 but when you get a C1 it´s kind of like getting a licence to drive a car. You make most mistakes in the beginning. So now I learn Swedish and everyday expressions every day. And the language teachers still give me lessons. And I wish that everyone would be able to get the support and time to continue their education in Swedish as I have been given.

– Me and my partner are audiologists and got an offer to start working here at the hospital due to lack of specialists. We moved here with the whole family and we needed to learn Swedish to work here and see patients.

– The language is important. We needed to learn Swedish at an advanced level. We got offered a course to reach C1-level. Language support is individually tailored.

– The most difficult thing is to describe details of surgery for example and to interpret the medical to the patient. We’ve had a lot of help and support from the teachers. It’s not like a regular course that can be found online. The course here is different. It is adapted for staff working within the healthcare.

– The good thing about the language course was that you didn’t just get an impression of the Swedish language and you didn’t just learn the Swedish language and use it at a better level. There was also an advantage in getting a lot of information about the Swedish healthcare system.

–  What was great about this group is that my colleagues, nurses and doctors who were in the group, created a network together. We really became friends. And that’s a good thing when moving here to Sweden. 

–  One of the hardest things was talking to the patients and explaining medical terminology to the patient. And to do that, you have to know Swedish at a good level to explain all sorts of medical complications and all sorts of pathophysiologies to patients who don’t know it.

– I am originally from Sudan. I came to Sweden in 2015. In the beginning, the language was not so simple. But I always had a thought that it’s my tool to integrate into society. 

– The coarse, called The path to a Swedish license, was my good chance to get more into society and improve my language.

– I started my internship in March 2020 and did 6 months in psychiatry. I think I have learned a lot during the training and my opinion and my experience when I would write the C1-exam is that I could do it, in a good way for me, it wasn’t about getting a certificate. I want to know good Swedish. I want to be understood and I want to understand everything that is said to me.

– This language programme is an important part of our preparation for obtaining our accreditation. I’m so grateful that I had so many dreams and goals, but I didn’t know how to achieve them.