Medical Terminology
Certificate
Accredited
Medical Terminology Classes for Your Employees
An understanding of medical terminology is vital for most healthcare jobs. Through Penn Foster’s online Medical Terminology Certificate, your workers can build essential knowledge that can improve their on-the-job performance and quality of care for patients.
Accredited
Online
Self Paced
What Your Learners Will Study
- The fundamentals and building methods of medical terminologies including the essential role of prefixes in writing medical terms and the importance of suffixes.
- The medical terms and meanings related to diagnoses, interventions, and body structures.
- The medical terms related to the musculoskeletal, circulatory, and respiratory systems.
- The medical terms related to the integumentary, nervous, and endocrine systems.
Medical Terminology Curriculum
- 2 courses
- 16.3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
- 10 exams
Our Medical Terminology Certificate Program is designed to help learners build foundational knowledge of the various medical terminologies regularly used in the workplace. Online courses include:
- The Fundamentals of Medical Terminology
- Diagnosis, Intervention, and Human Body Terms
- Musculoskeletal, Circulatory, and Respiratory Systems Terms
- Digestive, Urinary, and Reproductive System Terms
Our Partners
As the trusted training provider for leading employers, education providers, and job training organizations, Penn Foster designs and delivers digital and blended learning programs that attract, upskill, and retain workers in America's fastest-growing fields and professions.
Our Proven Training Model
High-quality, online skills training for your employees
Online Delivery
Engaging Content
Robust Support
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