Expert Certificate Course in Medical Terminology


Full Description


Welcome to our Expert Certificate Medical Terminology course

Learning medical terminology is like learning any foreign language. Along with the vocabulary, you need to learn how complex words are formed, and their origins.

Our Expert medical terminology course includes our 14 medical terminology modules, each in its own booklet for convenience, will help you to become fluent in the language of medicine. Each booklet is packed with terms and how they are formed, definitions and illustrations, plus some practice pages so you can test your knowledge as you go along.

Plus the added bonus our new terminology videos to accelerate your learning curve. Each video includes a workbook, so you can simultaneously see, hear and write terms � the most effective way to remember spelling and pronunciation. The first two 25-minute videos go hand-in-hand with the first five course booklets to introduce you to the basics of terminology. The remaining five 30-minute videos and workbooks walk you through specific body systems.

By the time you have completed the course, you will have an impressive, basic medical vocabulary associated with a wide range of areas: medical specialties, diagnostic tests and procedures, and the body's systems.

There's even a practical module on the abbreviations of states and provinces.
This course helps to prepare you to go on to other courses, such as transcription, billing or coding.



Outcomes:


Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Show a solid understanding of medical terminology
  2. Be able to recognize and divide medical words into their individual parts (prefix, suffix and root) so they are easy to understand.
  3. Identify body systems and their corresponding terminology, function, lab tests and diagnoses.
  4. Confidently pursue a career in the medical health area


Assessment:


Evaluation of student performance will be based on the following:
  1. Video workbook exercises
  2. Individual module tests
  3. Comprehensive final exam

Grades & Self Reporting: You will have 6 months to complete this course and take your final exam. If no final is taken, your grade will be posted as a "fail." Shortly after enrollment you will begin receiving regular email notifications regarding your course of study. We will be asking how you are progressing in this class. It is your responsibility to respond to our emails and work to finish this course within the time period stated. Not responding to these update notices could result in significant delays, grade reporting issues and failure in the class. Your goal is to complete the course and pass your final exam.

Course Information (see above or below lessons, outlines, activities, etc.)


All modules in the Medical Transcription course are comprised of teaching materials and exercises, plus online testing, all of which can be easily accessed at the student's convenience. Time length will vary depending on the student's availability. The student is allowed six months to complete this course.

Expert Course includes
  • IMMEDIATE online access to course materials (14 online modules - see below)
  • Merriam-Webster''''''''s Medical Desk Dictionary
  • Set of 7 Medical Terminology Videos
    • Introduction to Medical Terminology #1
    • Introduction to Medical Terminology #2
    • The Digestive System
    • The Urinary System
    • The Male Reproductive System
    • The Female Reproductive System
    • Obstetrics and Neonatology


Unit 1 - Medical Terminology Unit 2 - Anatomy & Medical Procedures
MODULE 1
  • Word Recognition
  • Introduction to Medical Terminology
  • Body as a Whole
  • Comparisons of Terms
MODULE 2
  • Suffixes
  • Prefixes
MODULE 3
  • Medical Specialties
  • The Body
MODULE 4
  • Appendix B: Combining Forms
MODULE 5
  • Appendix C: Prefixes and Suffixes
  • Appendix D: Frequently Misspelled Words
MODULE 6
  • Appendix E: State and Provincial Abbreviations
  • Appendix F: Abbreviations Commonly Used
MODULE 7
  • Appendix G: Homonyms
  • Appendix H: Short Forms, Brief Forms, And Medical Slang
MODULE 8
  • Digestive System
  • Urinary System
  • Reproductive System
MODULE 9
  • Nervous System
  • Circulatory System
  • Respiratory System
MODULE 10
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Skin and Accessory Organs
  • Sense Organs: The Eye and The Ear
  • Endocrine System
MODULE 11
  • Body Systems
MODULE 12
  • Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
MODULE 13
  • Medical Abbreviations and Symbols
MODULE 14
  • Medical Terms A-D
  • Medical Terms E-I
  • Medical Terms J-O
  • Medical Terms P-T
  • Medical Terms U-Z
  • Glossary of Words - Part 1
  • Glossary of Words - Part 2




Contact Hours: 180