At MedTranslate 2025, I warmly invite you to join me on a deeply personal journey of growth and transformation. For me, medicine has always been more than a career—it’s been a calling and a source of purpose. My love for medicine began when I was just six years old, joining the German Red Cross, and since then, life has taken me from caring for patients in busy hospital corridors to becoming a medical translator and author.

In this session, I want to share with you how unexpected turns and moments of courage helped me discover dreams I never knew I had. Whether you’re a nurse, a writer, a translator, or someone simply searching for your next step, I believe you, too, can find new paths and unlock potential you didn’t realise was inside you. By sharing real stories from the ER, my journey to becoming a full-time self-employed medical communicator, and my experience writing How to Speak Cancer, I hope to inspire you to believe in yourself and your ability to grow, no matter where you’re starting from.

As part of MedTalks, together with Doris, I’m part of a supportive community where healthcare professionals and language experts encourage one another to keep learning and evolving. It’s a space where anyone, from beginners to seasoned pros, can find guidance, connection, and confidence.

If you’ve ever doubted whether you could turn your medical knowledge into a meaningful language career – or simply wondered what’s possible for your future – this talk is for you. Let’s explore the challenges, the breakthroughs, and the joy that comes from truly speaking the language of medicine.

I believe in your journey, and I can’t wait to walk a part of it with you. See you there!

Speaker: Kathrin Kunze (Sweden)

Kathrin Kunze is a German medical translator and writer whose deep connection to medical language began at the age of six when she joined the Red Cross in Germany. Her passion for medicine led her to formal medical training at sixteen, followed by 14 years of hands-on experience in hospitals and private practices, further enriched by international work in Oceania and lots of additional education programs in various medical fields. Medical language is second nature to her, and she seamlessly blends her expertise with linguistic precision to help clients tailor their content for patients, investigators, and medical professionals. Now based in Sweden, she is one of the two founders of  MedTalks and writes a blog about her experiences in the ER, using her knowledge to bridge the gap between medicine and communication with clarity and accuracy.