Allied Health (AH)

AH 110 Medical Language for Health-Care Providers 3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Hours: 54 hours LEC
This course is an orientation to medical language: basic structure of medical terms and their components: prefixes, suffixes, roots, and combining forms with emphasis on analyzation, meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. The course builds a medical vocabulary applicable to the specialties of medicine, the systems of the body, names of major diseases, and terms used in physical examination, diagnosis, and treatment.

AH 130 Introduction to Medical Transcription 1 Unit
Prerequisite: AH 110; BUSTEC 302 and BUS 100. Grade of "C" or better required to meet prerequisite.
Hours: 12 hours LEC ; 18 hours LAB
This course emphasizes transcription of various medical documents into mailable form from prerecorded, authentic physician-dictated reports organized by body systems or medical specialties. This course emphasizes development of accuracy, speed, and medical knowledge for transcription of letters, chart notes, history and physical examination reports, consultations, emergency room reports, operative reports, discharge summaries, laboratory reports, radiology reports and pathology reports. In addition, the following are covered: reference materials and other resources, editing and proofreading techniques, and grammar and punctuation. This course acquaints the student with specialized terminology and provides realistic materials and voices for additional proficiency.