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7:30 - 8:30 am Mon - Thursday

Rife Medical Terminology Schedule and Policy 2015 - 16 click to download

This Workforce Development class is offered for those students who are looking forward to a career in: Emergency Medical Services, Radiation Technology, Medical Coding, Medical Assisting, Health Information Technician, Physician Assistant, Medical Doctor, Nursing (not a requirement but highly suggested)

 

“I loved the course! It was extremely helpful for me through college in all of my science based and medical based classes.” Registered Nurse (RN) at Alaska Regional Hospital

 

“Hi Mr. Rife! Seth and I just moved for the zillionth time and I thought of you while we were packing last week because after all these years and moves, my notes from that course (Medical Terminology) are one of the few things I have kept through all my undergrad and grad school classes, and I referred to them often through PA school. That course alone set me on a trajectory to better understand all my science classes, health care related and not, and I have a much easier time studying/learning by being familiar with so much of the language used in science. So I implore any high school student, TAKE IT!! It puts you ahead of the curve to have that under your belt. As far as teaching styles, you always had lots of smaller quizzes/tests, which I always appreciated. I think that is a lot more effective for actual knowledge retention then just a few huge exams, and if I remember correctly, all prior info was fair game on tests, not just the most recent thing we covered. This force me to make sure I was reviewing everything all the time. The class and text was organized by body systems which was super helpful. Overall an excellent class”

Physician Assistant (PA) Northwest Family & Spinal Clinic

Credit: .5 high school credits of practical art may be earned per semester.

            3  UAA Tech Prep credits may be earned if students earn an A or B both semesters.

            UAA Tech Prep credits are currently $25 each, thus $75 for the course

 

DATE                DISCUSSION TOPICS & QUIZZES                     CHAPTERS BEING COVERED IN CLASS

Fall Semester

 

08/19-20/15     Introduction, Class Policy

 

08/24/15           Basic word structure                                        Chapter 1

08/26/15           Terms pertaining to body as a whole              Chapter  2

 

09/01/15           Practice Quiz Ch 1 & 2

 

09/03/15           Quiz 1: Chapters 1-2

 

09/08/15           Suffixes                                     Chapter  3

 

09/17/15           Quiz 2: Chapters 3

 

09/21/15           Prefixes                                                       Chapter 4

 

10/01/15           Quiz 3:  Chapter 4

 

10/05/15           Digestive System                                        Chapter 5

10/07/15           Digestive Suffixes & Terminology              Chapter 6

                             

10/15/15           Quiz 4:  Chapter 5 & 6

10/16/15       End of 1st Quarter

 

10/19/15           Urinary System                                         Chapter  7

 

10/27/15           Quiz 5:  Chapters 7

 

11/02/15           Female Reproductive                               Chapter 8

11/04/15           Male Reproductive                                   Chapter 9

                                                                                         

11/12/15         Quiz 6: Chapter 8 & 9

 

11/16/15           Nervous System                                      Chapter 10

 

11/24/15         Quiz 7: Chapters 10

 

11/30/15           Cardiovascular System                            Chapter 11

 

12/10/15         Quiz 8: Chapters 11

 

12/14/15           Mid Term Exam (Chapters 1 – 11) study

12/16-17/15  1st Semester Final (Mid Term Exam Chapters 1 – 11)

12/18/15       End of 1st Semester

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DATE                DISCUSSION TOPICS & QUIZZES                     CHAPTERS BEING COVERED IN CLASS

Spring Semester

 

01/04/16         Respiratory System                                               Chapter   12

 

01/14/16           Quiz 9: Chapter 12

 

01/19/16           Blood System                                                        Chapter 13

01/21/16           Lymphatic & Immune Systems                            Chapter 14

 

01/28/16         Quiz 10: Chapter 13 & 14

 

02/01/16           Musculoskeletal                                                     Chapter 15

 

02/11/16           Quiz 11: Chapter 15

 

02/15/16           Skin                                                                           Chapter 16

 

02/25/16           Quiz 12 Chapters 16

 

02/29/16           Sense Organs                                                            Chapter 17

 

03/10/16           Quiz 13: Chapters 17

 

03/11/16       End of 3rd Quarter

 

 

03/14 - 18/16   NO CLASS – Spring Break

 

 

03/21/16           Endocrine System                                               Chapter 18

 

03/31/16           Quiz 14: Chapters 18

 

04/04/16           Cancer Medicine (Oncology)                               Chapter 19

04/06/16           Radiology                                                             Chapter  20

 

04/14/16           Quiz 15: Chapters 19 & 20

 

04/18/16           Pharmacology                                                       Chapter 21

04/20/16           Psychiatry                                                              Chapter 22

 

04/28/16           Quiz 16: Chapters  21 & 22

 

05/02/16           Review for comprehensive final

 

05/11-12/16**               Comprehensive Final Exam Chapters 1 - 22 

 

05/18/16       End of 2nd Semester

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