Course Syllabus

CAH 102 – Medical Terminology

Instructor

Marie Fryre, MD

Office hours

By appointment (subject to schedule availability)
Friday's 11:00-1200pm or by appointment( since we are totally online I am available most of the time)

Contact methods

Canvas e-mail :marie.freyre@cptc.edu 

Text preferred or call as needed, use number below:

Office phone: (360)489-9322

Class sessions

Posted Daily from 8:00 - 8:50am online ( Panopto Lectures)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Provides students with the basic techniques of medical word building using basic word elements. The class will be organized according to specific body systems and will include key terms and the introduction of anatomical, physiological, and pathological terms.

PREREQUISITES
Students must have completed and have High School Diploma/GED and be concurrently enrolled in the Pharmacy Technician, Surgical Technician, Medical Assistant Program, Health Unit Coordinator Program and or LPN/Nursing program.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of medical word building using basic word elements
  2. Demonstrate a working knowledge of diagnostic and therapeutic terms that provide a solid foundation for medical terminology
  3. Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of major prefixes of position, number and measurement, direction and other parameters
  4. Demonstrate proficiency in pronunciation of various multiple medical terms that are common to a medical environment

LINKS TO SYLLABUS CONTENT:  CAH 102 Spring Syllabus 2022-3.doc 

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