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