Overview
What you will learn
At the end of the Medical Terminology course offered by Gulf Medical University the student shall be able to:
- Discuss the legal and ethical components of medical terminology.
- Demonstrate the ability to use medical terms in their proper context.
- Analyze, define, spell, and pronounce medical terms relating to the body structure, function, and oncology.
- Analyze, define, spell, and pronounce medical terms relating to directional terms and anatomical planes and regions.
- Analyze, define, spell, and pronounce medical terms relating to the integumentary, respiratory, urinary, male and female reproductive, cardiovascular and lymphatic, digestive, musculoskeletal, endocrines, the nervous systems and the senses and obstetrics and neonatology
- Discuss careers and career paths requiring medical terminology.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:- Medical Terminology
- Components of Medical Terms, Suffixes, Prefixes, abbreviations & symbols
- Body Structure, function, and Oncology
- Directional Terms and Anatomical Planes and Regions
- Integumentary System
- Respiratory System
- Urinary System
- Male Reproductive System
- Female Reproductive System
- Obstetrics and Neonatology
- Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
- Digestive System
- The Senses
- Musculoskeletal System
- Endocrine System
- Careers Requiring Medical Terminology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Course Availability: Weekend/Evening
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Health EducationWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Certificate of completion of High School with science subjects