Using an anatomy and physiology systems approach, this course reviews common terms associated with medical practice, research, and different healthcare settings. The goal: to better prepare individuals to be productive in healthcare work environments. Students should be able to decipher an entry in a medical chart or record and know how to approach and read unfamiliar terms. Students complete this structured asynchronous course within the 4 week section in which they are enrolled.
Other Credits: BRN: 18 hours CE credit.
Note: Book required. Prerequisite for Professional Certificate in Clinical Trials Design and Management; may be waived (if you can read a medical chart, you do not need this course). Required for these additional certificate programs: Lactation Consultant, Medical Writing, and Medical Coding.
Course Number: FPM-40632
Credit: 1.50 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Clinical Trials Design and Management, Lactation Consultant: Pathway 2, Medical Coding, Medical Writing
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9/28/2020 - 10/25/2020
$275
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates.
Stern, Donna
Donna Stern, MS is an adult education specialist with more than 25 years of experience serving adult learners in both private and public sectors. She currently serves as Assistant Director, Healthcare Programs at UC San Diego Extension, in addition to being the manager of clinical trials education programs since 1997.
Committed to fulfilling the needs of adult learners, Ms. Stern has been guiding students through medical terminology since 2002 as teaching assistant for the popular one-unit online course, as well as teaching live cohorts of students. She was selected as a credited reviewer of the course textbook, "Medical Terminology: A Living Language," before publication of the 4th edition in 2008.
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDMedical Terminology: A Living Language 7th
by Fremgen/Frucht
ISBN / ASIN: 9780134701202
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 9/28/2020.
Early enrollment advised.
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9/28/2020 - 10/25/2020
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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10/19/2020 - 11/15/2020
$295
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates.
Stern, Donna
Donna Stern, MS is an adult education specialist with more than 25 years of experience serving adult learners in both private and public sectors. She currently serves as Assistant Director, Healthcare Programs at UC San Diego Extension, in addition to being the manager of clinical trials education programs since 1997.
Committed to fulfilling the needs of adult learners, Ms. Stern has been guiding students through medical terminology since 2002 as teaching assistant for the popular one-unit online course, as well as teaching live cohorts of students. She was selected as a credited reviewer of the course textbook, "Medical Terminology: A Living Language," before publication of the 4th edition in 2008.
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDMedical Terminology: A Living Language 7th
by Fremgen/Frucht
ISBN / ASIN: 9780134701202
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 10/19/2020.
Early enrollment advised.
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10/19/2020 - 11/15/2020
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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11/16/2020 - 12/13/2020
$295
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates.
Stern, Donna
Donna Stern, MS is an adult education specialist with more than 25 years of experience serving adult learners in both private and public sectors. She currently serves as Assistant Director, Healthcare Programs at UC San Diego Extension, in addition to being the manager of clinical trials education programs since 1997.
Committed to fulfilling the needs of adult learners, Ms. Stern has been guiding students through medical terminology since 2002 as teaching assistant for the popular one-unit online course, as well as teaching live cohorts of students. She was selected as a credited reviewer of the course textbook, "Medical Terminology: A Living Language," before publication of the 4th edition in 2008.
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDMedical Terminology: A Living Language 7th
by Fremgen/Frucht
ISBN / ASIN: 9780134701202
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 11/16/2020.
Early enrollment advised.
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11/16/2020 - 12/13/2020
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Healthcare & Behavioral Sciences department at 858-534-9262 or unexhealthcare@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.