Seminar in Medical Procedures and Terminology

Catalog description

An understanding of medical procedures and terminology is necessary for anyone who aspires to work in the healthcare field. Throughout this course, students have an opportunity to explore the language of medicine, learning about the importance of word structure in medical fields, focusing on technical terms used in medical terminology. In addition, this course is designed to develop a basic knowledge and understanding of the rationale for a variety of diagnostic procedures likely to be seen in primary care settings (e.g. history taking, EKG, X-Ray, laboratory procedures, etc.)