Medical Terminology
Continuing Education Course

BREYER STATE UNIVERSITY

Instructor
Catherine A. Moran, B.S., MS,Ed., PhD.

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: This is a comprehensive course covering medical terminology. It is designed for those who have had no past experiences with medical terminology or limited experiences. The student will study all facets of medical terminology, including phoenetics and definitions. Examinations will faciliate further learning. Upon completion of this course, students will have achieved a large vocabulary of medical terms and be able to recognize related terms. Students will have developed a proficiency and be prepared to work with the terminology in a health care related setting. The text along with the course is designed to give you a basic construction of medical words. In part one you will learn terminology, including word parts, prefixes, suffixes and root words. Part two focuses on body systems. You will study each particular system along with a brief outline of anatomy and physiology and the pathophysiology. This will include terms describing diseases and disorders and related surgical, diagnostic, and treatment terms.

This is a 45 - hour continuing education course. It is designed to be an independent study course with one-to-one faculty mentoring. The text for this course is an excellent book. It contains case studies, practice tests and exams along with the course material. You will find it not only an excellent textbook but also a valuable reference book.

Upon completion of this course, students will earn a Certificate of Completion with the award of 45 contact hours. This course is approved by the American Institute of Healthcare Professionals, Inc. for the award of contact hours. Students also receive three semester hours of college credit.

TEXTBOOK: The following textbook is required for this course:

Book 1: Medical Terminology, A Text Workbook, fourth edition. Author: Alice V. Prendergast and Frances L. Fulton. Addison-Wesley Publishers Inc; 1997. ISBN # 0-8053-9368-4.
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This text may be found at your local bookstores. Your local bookstores most often will order them as a special order for you. Or, you may purchase it online from many of the popular online bookstores.

Course objectives : Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Analyze numerous medical terms and have a solid foundation on which to build a larger vocabulary.
2). Recognize medical terms and understand the context in which that world will be applied.
3). Identify normal and abnormal functions of the human body and understand what medical terms mean in specific contexts and which terms are appropriated in professional practice.

It is recommended that you purchase a good medical dictionary.

The course is formatted as an online course. There is a midterm and a final examination. The final is not a comprehensive exam. There will be many reading assignments.

INSTRUCTOR: Catherine A. Moran, B.S., MSE - is a graduate of Kent State University and Breyer State University. Her undergraduate major is Chemistry and Biology. She worked in several hospitals as a Med. Tech.

QUESTIONS: If you have any questions concerning this course, please contact Breyer State University at adm@breyerstate.com An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.

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