ME 181: Medical Terminology I
- Students will correctly spell a wide variety of medical terms.
- Students will accurately define various medical terms.
- Students will provide correct abbreviations for medical phrases, names, and labels.
- Students will be able to write and recognize proper singular and plural forms of medical terms.
- Students will construct correctly spelled medical terms from word parts and definitions.
- Students will pronounce a wide variety of medical terms accurately.
Taken from the 2022 Standards and Guidelines for the Medical Assisting Educational Programs. This course includes the following competencies:
Cognitive (Knowledge)
V.C.10 Define medical terms and abbreviations related to all body systems.
Medical Terminology, “Get Connected”, Suzanne S. Frucht, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458.
Incomplete Policy: Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course without sound reason and documented evidence as described in the Student Handbook. In any case, for a student to receive an incomplete, he or she must be passing the course.
For medical assistant students in order for he/she to pass the class must receive an average of 70% or above in the given course AND obtain an average score on all competency evaluations within the given course. CAAHEP accreditation requires 100% of all medical assisting graduates pass 100% of all competencies.
Student Evaluation:
Forums 160pts
Labeling exercises 570pts
Worksheets 100pts
Quizzes 800pts
Exams 300pts
Pronunciation of terms 320pts
Final Exam 100pts
Grade Scale:
| Letter Grade | Percentage |
| A | 90-100 |
| B | 80-89 |
| C | 70-79 |
| D | 60-69 |
| F | 59-below |
(tentative and subject to change)
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WEEK 1 |
Chapter 1 power point lecture Discussion forum Pronunciation of terms Week 1 Chapter 1 Pronunciation Quiz-attendance tracker Worksheet labeling |
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WEEK 2 |
Chapter 2 Discussion forum Pronunciation of terms Worksheet Quiz-attendance tracker |
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WEEK 3 |
Chapter 3 Discussion forum Pronunciation of terms Worksheets Quiz |
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WEEK 4 |
Chapter 5 Case Study Page 63-65**. Discussion forum Pronunciation of terms Worksheet Quiz |
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WEEK 5 |
Midterm Review Quiz |
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WEEK 6 |
Chapter 6 Discussion forum Pronunciation of terms Worksheet Quiz |
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WEEK 7 |
Chapter 7 Discussion forum Pronunciation of terms Worksheet Quiz |
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WEEK 8 |
Chapter 8 Discussion forum Pronunciation of terms Worksheet Quiz |
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WEEK 9 |
Chapter 9 Discussion forum Pronunciation of terms Worksheet Quiz Review Quiz |
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WEEK 10 |
FINAL EXAMINATION Review |
| WEEK 11 | Final Exam |
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