Description
Duration: Self-paced | Instructor Guided | Zoom Office Hours
Credits: 80 Clock Hours, 8.0 CEUS
Course Description
Medical Terminology for Health Professions gives students in-depth instruction in recognizing and forming medical terms. Students will learn medical root words, prefixes, and suffixes and apply them to the body systems.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1.Analyze how medical terms are built using common word parts.
2.Properly spell, define, and pronounce medical terms associated with each of themajor body systems.
3.Identify and define the word parts most frequently associated with the major bodysystems.
4.Interpret common abbreviations used in medical terminology and avoid errorswhen using them.
Completion and Accreditation
Students who pass the chapter tests with an overall average of 70% or higher will receive a certificate of completion and 8.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). One CEU is equivalent to 10 hours of class time.
ACRA is accredited by the International Acreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.