Two Credits

Prerequisites: High School Biology with a grade of C or higher

This is a two week course. The first week will be delivered in a distance learning model where instruction will be synchronously at the times for which the class is scheduled. The first week of the distance learning class will be held on Monday through Friday from 9am-12pm EST. Pending the Winter Weather and delay on the academic year at high schools, this time may change to an afternoon slot. We will notify enrolled students of any schedule changes. Students will then check in on June 23rd for the residential aspect of the program.

This Medical Terminology course provides an introduction to and mastery of medical terminology through presentation of word roots, prefixes and suffixes. It provides meanings for these medical terms in the context of the structure and function of the human body. Emphasis will be to build a working medical vocabulary based on body systems. This course will study the location, functions and terminology of the organs of the various systems of the body.

Student will be able to identify the structures and describe the functions of the body systems. *Explore the language of the body and medicine through lecture, hands-on and real-world medical scenarios. Practice the language and terms that healthcare professionals use daily.

1. Be able to demonstrate the word analysis skills needed to define unfamiliar medical terms when they are encountered by breaking down terms into their combining forms, prefixes and suffixes
2. Be able to explain the meanings of medical terms in the context of the structure and function of the human body in health and disease.
3. Be able to name the organs of the various body systems and describe their locations and functions
4. Be able to describe disease processes; symptoms, diagnoses and treatments that affect the various body systems.
5. Be able to transfer the specialized medical vocabulary and abbreviations needed (written and aural) to clinical scenarios