OFFT 2010 - Medical Office Terminology

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 0
Internship hours per week 0
Course Description: This course is intended for students interested in medical office careers. The focus is on medical terminology as it relates to healthcare documentation with an emphasis on word-building techniques, usage, and spelling.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

Communication/pronunciation of medical terms
Correspondence utilizing medical terminology
Integration of independent medical terms into working sentence structure
System-by-system review of terminology
Word structure

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

construct medical terms using word-building rules
identify primary terms according to body systems
utilize appropriate reference materials efficiently to research and/or verify medical data.
demonstrate correct pronunciation of medical terminology.
use word-building techniques
identify body systems.
identify medical specialty areas.
identify diseases, their etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies None
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
None
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
None

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OFFT 2010 - Medical Office Terminology