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Basic Cocept:Letter Writingin the Medical Profession

Putu Sutisna

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Envelope

Name of addressee on the envelope1. To a private male person

Mr Michael R Jackson

(old fashioned UK: Michael R Jackson, Esq.)With academic qualifications:Mr John Mitchell, MDMr Phillip Craig, PhDMr Jonathan Langdon, LLD

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2. To a private female person

Miss Irene Hughes single, adult/childMrs George L Grant married, very

formal, when first name not knownMrs Mary Dale not formal, widowed or

divorced

Ms Betty Pond single? married?widowed? divorced?

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3. New trends in USA, Sweden, Finland

Michael R Jackson

4. Old UK Mr. J.G. Edwards,

11 Surrey Street, London W.C. 2 Now: Mr JG Edwards

11 Surrey StreetLondon WC 2

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The letter, formal 1. Letter head Your name and address, on the upper part on

right side of the page. John Crow, MD, PhD 24 Clarence Road Indoorophilly, Brisbane 4658 Queensland, Australia

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2. Date, complicated USA, Canada month, day, year sequence March 10, 1999 or 3-10-1999; 3.10.1999; 3/10/1999 Safe to use 10 th March 1999 Write date on upper right side under your name &

address

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3. Addressee Write the name and address of the person you

are sending the letter to on upper left side ofthe letter, just a line below the date or the

same line as the date.

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4. Reference At the letter head: Your ref:Our ref: Or just mention it at beginning of the letter:

We thank you for your letter of September15 th , reference BLR/VS, and are glad to tell youthat.

(your own ref is put at the bottom of letter onleft hand side)

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5. Salutation 5.1 To individuals, formal Dear Sir,

Dear Madam, Dear Mr White,

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Never use Dear Miss!

Right Dear Madam (for Mrs, Miss, Ms) UK Dear Mr Jackson, USA Dear Mr Jackson: 5.2 To companies

Dear Sirs (UK)Gentlemen: (USA)

Dear Sirs,For the attention of Mr J Morgan (UK)

Gentlemen:Attn.: Mr J Morgan (USA)Bahasa Indonesia Dengan hormat !!!

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6. Heading, important Dear Sirs,

Insurance cover on medical treatment costs

Your letter of the September 10th

raises aninteresting point. 7. Complimentary ending

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Complimentary ending

British Style American style

Letter to anindividual (formal)

Yours faithfully, Cordially yours,Very truly yours,Yours very truly,Yours truly,

Letter to a company(formal)

Yours faithfully, Very truly yours,Yours very truly,Cordially yours,

Letter to an

individual (personal)

Yours sincerely,

Yours truly,

Sincerely,

Letter to a closefriend/relative

Love, Love,

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8. Signature & name Below complimentary ending sign your signature.

Below signature write your name. John Brown male Female (Miss) Mary Blake (Mrs ) Nancy Olsen (Ms) Loa Bliss

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Sample letters

Date. To whom It May Concern

This is to verify that I have examined Mr MadeArtana, age 45 years, address: 24 Jalan Veteran,Denpasar, Indonesia, and found him to be in goodhealth condition to apply for the position of cook atBali Hyatt Hotel.

The examining doctor,

Alex Johan, MD

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Date.. To Whom It May Concern

This is to certify that I have examined Mrs JohanaSumampow, age 35 years, address: 35 Jalan Sumatra,Denpasar, and found her to be ill (with fever andcough) and therefore she is to take a 3 day resteffective from 10-12 October 2013.

The examining doctor, Made Amantha, MD

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Tanggal . Surat Keterangan Sehat

Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, Dr MadeArtawan, menerangkan bahwa:Nama: I Nyoman ArtanaUmur: 47 tahun

Alamat: Jalan Draupadi 9, DenpasarSetelah diperiksa kesehatannya ybs dinyatakan

dalam keadaan sehat untuk melamar pekerjaansebagai cook di Hotel Bali Hyatt.

Dokter yang memeriksa,

Dr Made Artawan

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Tanggal . Surat Keterangan Sakit

Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, Dr MadeArtawan, menerangkan bahwa:Nama: I Nyoman ArtanaUmur: 47 tahun

Alamat: Jalan Draupadi 9, DenpasarSetelah diperiksa kesehatannya ybs dinyatakan

dalam keadaan sakit, dan oleh karena itu ybs perluberistirahat selama 3 (tiga) hari terhitung 10 12Oktober 2013.

Dokter yang memeriksa,Dr Made Artawan

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Date

Dr Stephen Lim (address) Re: Mr Made Arthana, 75 years 18 Jalan Kepundung Denpasar

Dear Dr Lim, I am referring you this patient with following history for further

assessment and management. He4 has haematuria with urinaryfrequency since a few weeks ago, painless and no difficultiesurinating. He had prostate operation (laser) a few years ago in

Singapore. Inside are the blood and ultrasonography results. Thank you for your attention and assistance. Yours sincerely, Dr Putu Mertiasa

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Curriculum Vitae

Name Address Tel no Date of birth Professional interests Current position/employment Educational background Professional experience Publications in Journals Papers delivered at conferences

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THANK YOU