English for the Students of Medicine, an EAP textbook for undergraduate university students of medical sciences, aims to develop the learners’ reading ability in academic contexts. To this end, it:

•  includes a variety of up-to-date authentic texts from a wide range of text types and genres
•  focuses on fostering reading skills and strategies helpful in disciplinary contexts
•  has a broad range of meaningful and engaging tasks and activities
•  organizes units around themes to make them reader-friendly
•  involves in-depth vocabulary activities
•  provides great opportunities for improving grammar in context
•  uses translation as both a reading practice and a translation activity