report patient laboratory analysis in the various areas of a clinical laboratory; hematology, chemistry, microbiology, coagulation, urinalysis, immunology, and immunohematology departments. In addition, students will prepare a case study. (Prerequisite: MEDL2101, MEDL2105. Must be a Medical Laboratory Technician accepted student) (4 credits: 0 lecture/4 lab) MEDL2126 Clinical Practicum 2 This course provides the student an opportunity to practice the principles and procedures of laboratory medicine, under supervision, in a clinical laboratory setting. Students will perform and report patient laboratory analysis in the various areas of a clinical laboratory; hematology, chemistry, microbiology, coagulation, urinalysis, immunology, and immunohematology departments. In addition, students will prepare a case study. (Prerequisite: MEDL2115. Must be a Medical Laboratory Technician accepted student) (4 credits: 0 lecture/4 lab) MEDL2130 Clinical Practicum: Portfolio and Review This course prepares students for the Medical Laboratory Technician examination and employment as a Medical Laboratory Technician. Previously presented material will be reviewed. Students will gain experience in a simulated clinical laboratory. Students will prepare a portfolio documenting assessments and evaluations, professional activities and resume. (Prerequisite: MEDL2101, MEDL2105, MEDL 2110, MEDL2125) (Concurrent: MEDL2115, MEDL 2120) (2 credit: 1 lecture/1 lab) MEDS1110 Medical Terminology I This course covers word analysis by the study of word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations common to the medical profession. Comprehension is expected concerning combining word parts and recognizing the meaning of the new term. (Prerequisite: None) (2 credits: 2 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1207 Anatomy & Physiology Disease Conditions This course covers the introduction to human anatomy and systems with an emphasis on medical terminology, abbreviations, diagnostic tests and diseases for the human body. Study of disease by anatomical systems. (Prerequisite: None) (3 credits: 3 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1210 Medical Terminology This course covers word analysis by the study of word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations common to the medical profession. Comprehension is expected concerning combining word parts, recognizing the meaning of the new term, understanding and writing anatomical, diagnostic, radiologic, surgical, and therapeutic terms. (Prerequisite: None) (4 credits: 4 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1212 Medical Office Procedures This course covers the integration of medical office tasks. It will cover rules and procedures of filing to include inspecting, indexing, coding, sorting, storing, and retrieving documents in alphabetic, numeric, and subject systems. Applications include manual storage and retrieval. This medical office simulation presents tasks as if the students were actually employed. Jobs include maintaining patient files, transcribing medical dictation consisting of a variety of medical reports, using diagnostic and procedural codes, preparing health insurance claim forms, preparing monthly bills, and processing phone messages. (Prerequisite: MEDS1210 or concurrent, MEDS1214 or MEDS1215 or MEDS1216 or concurrent.) (4 credits: 4 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1213 Advanced Medical Office Procedures This course is designed to give the student the necessary skills required to effectively and efficiently maintain the medical office. Students will be introduced to medical office coding as well as basic information for health insurance. (Prerequisite: MEDS1212 or concurrent) (2 credits: 2 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1214 Healthcare Documentation I This course covers transcription of dictated medical material into a variety of usable medical documents. Students will be able to describe the content and purpose of the various medical documents transcribed. (Prerequisites: ADMS1417, MEDS1210 or concurrent) (2 credits: 2 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1215 Healthcare Documentation II This course is a continuation of Medical Transcription I. Students will enhance and strengthen transcription skills while keying more challenging dictated medical documents. It is designed to further improve transcription skills by providing students exposure to additional body systems and specialized procedures. (Prerequisites: ADMS1417, MEDS1210, MEDS1214 or concurrent) (2 credits: 2 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1216 Healthcare Documentation I & II This course covers the transcription of dictated medical material into a variety of medical documents. Students will be able to describe the content and purpose of the various medical documents transcribed. Students will key challenging dictated medical reports while being introduced to all body systems and specialized procedures. (Prerequisites: MEDS1210 or concurrent, ADMS1417 or concurrent) (4 credits: 4 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1217 Advanced Medical Office Procedures This course is designed to give the student the necessary skills required to effectively and efficiently maintain the medical office. Students will be introduced to medical office coding as well as basic information for health insurance. (Prerequisite: MEDS1212 or concurrent) (4 credits: 4 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1218 Advanced Medical Machine Transcription This course will enable students to become proficient in the transcription of dictated medical material into a variety of medical documents. These documents include history and physicals, discharge summaries, diagnostic imaging reports, death summaries, radiology reports, pathology reports, laboratory reports, and psychological summaries. (Prerequisite: MEDS1210, MEDS1216 or concurrent) (4 credits: 4 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1219 Interpersonal Career Concepts This course is designed specifically for students in allied health occupations including Health Unit Coordinator, Medical Receptionist, Medical Secretary, Medical Transcriptionist, and Medical Coding Specialist. Students will learn effective communication skills within a medical setting. The course will cover effective tools needed to establish healthy interpersonal relationships within a students personal life, family life, community, and workplace. Decision making, problem solving, critical thinking, and creative thinking will be introduced. Conflict resolution skills, harassing behavior, resume writing and professional interview techniques will be identified. (Prerequisites: None) (3 credits: 3 lecture/0 lab) MEDS1220 Essentials of Healthcare Documentation This course presents tasks as if the students were actually employed in a medical center. Students will rotate through various medical units. The text is organized so that the student Course Descriptions 149
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