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Updated in [July 25th, 2023]

This course is designed to help those interested in entering the healthcare industry to learn the language of medicine. It will provide an introduction to medical terminology, including prefixes, suffixes, root words, anatomical directions, and common abbreviations. Participants will also learn how to read and write prescriptions. Additionally, the course will provide a brief overview of human anatomy, diseases, and treatments.

This course is unique in that it uses an immersive approach to learning, rather than memorizing rules. Participants will listen to over four hours of audio on basic anatomy, diseases, and treatments, and will learn how medical terminology is used in conversation and how it is pronounced by an experienced speaker.

This course is suitable for healthcare students needing supplemental material, aspiring healthcare programmers wanting to understand the vocabulary of healthcare, and medical transcriptionists who want to hear how a native English speaker pronounces commonly used words in medical terminology.

John, the instructor, has over 20 years of experience working in healthcare, both as a nurse and as a nurse practitioner. He has experience in many different specialties, including cardiology, pulmonology, critical care medicine, hospitalist and office medicine. He is a native the course English speaker with a clear Midwestern accent.

Course Syllabus

Introduction to the Class

Basic Medical Terminology Vocabulary

The Skin

The Brain and Nervous System

Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat

The Pulmonary System

The Heart

Gastrointestinal System

Urinary System

Reporductive System

Hematology - Oncology

Common Medical Abbreviations

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