Designed for:
Those who wish to gain medical terminology knowledge and progress to take the City & Guilds Level 2 Award in Medical Terminology exam.
Prerequisites:
Some experience in using Microsoft Word
Objectives:
To provide information on how medical terms are built up by the use of word roots, prefixes and suffixes. To provide students with a thorough grounding in the correct construction, spelling and usage of medical terminology.
Course Content
- Module 1 Overview of the medical specialities, introduction to word units
- Module 2 Structure of the body, cells tissues, organs and systems
- Module 3 Orthopaedics
- Module 4 Cardiology
- Module 5 The Respiratory System
- Module 6 Female Reproduction
- Module 7 Male Reproduction
- Module 8 Urology
- Module 9 Gastroenterology
- Module 10 The Lymphatic System and Immunology
- Module 11 Dermatology
- Module 12 Neurology
- Module 13 Psychiatry and Psychology
- Module 14 Ophthalmology and ENT
- Module 15 Prescription and drug abbreviations. Consolidation of terminology covered in the course
Benefits
- Flexibility of self-paced training methods
- Variety of exercises to aid the learning process
- Interactive PowerPoint presentations created for each speciality
- A workbook to use as a reference guide
- The opportunity to gain the widely recognised Pitman Training certification.
- The opportunity to go on to take the City & Guilds Level 2 Award in Medical Terminology examination.*
Course duration: 35 hours plus additional study