AH 119 SU19 1195 - MED TERM

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Purpose of Course

The purpose of this course is to prepare you to communicate with health care professionals. Medical terminology enables health professionals from different fields, different specialties, and different countries to communicate clearly and precisely with each other. Every profession has its own language.

 

Syllabus for Medical Terminology AH 119, Summer 2019

  • Instructor: Cami Pangrazi, MA-C, CMA (AAMA).
  • Email: cpangrazi@yvcc.edu
  • Office: Building 30, room 120
  • Office Hour: by appointment

 

Required Textbook with Access Code

Title: Essentials of Medical Language 3rd Edition with Connect Access

Authors: Allan, David and Lockeyer, Karen

Publisher: McGraw Hill

ISBN: 9781259625220

Attendance Policy

This course is taught over the Internet. Students are required to log into the course and complete assignments for each module. The students may access the website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

Late Assignments/Makeup Policy

Late assignments and exams not accepted.

 

Course Outcomes

  • Define, pronounce, and spell medical terms.
  • Explain how learning medical terminology will increase the ability to communicate effectively with the health care team.

 

Medical Assisting Competencies

V.C.9 Identify medical terms labeling the word parts

V.C.10 Define medical terms and abbreviations related to all body systems

 

Evaluation and Grading Policy

Assignments equal 20% of total grade. They are completed online through Canvas in Connect.

Exams equal 80% of total grade. They are completed online through Canvas in Connect. You must go to the proctored computer lab located on Grandview or Yakima campus to complete your exams.

Grading Scheme A 100 % to 94.0% A- < 94.0% to 90.0% B+ < 90.0% to 88.0% B < 88.0% to 82.0% B- < 82.0% to 80.0% C+ < 80.0% to 78.0% C < 78.0% to 72.0% C- < 72.0 % to 68.0% D < 68.0 % to 64.0% F < 64.0 % to 0.0%

 

Course Adaptations

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.

 

Student Rights and Responsibilities

The YVC catalog reviews your rights and responsibilities as a student. It also defines various violations (cheating, plagiarizing, etc.) and outlines disciplinary actions.

 

Institutional Assessment

In addition to the content of each discipline, YVC emphasizes the development of the following three outcomes: Communication (C), Computation/Analytical Reasoning (C/AR) and Human Relations (HR). As a student, your abilities may be assessed in one or more of these outcome areas. For further information, refer to general education outcomes in the catalog.

 

Course Summary:

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