Medical Terminology for Interpreters: Medical Terminology and the Human Body

Course length: 2 hours

Course access period: 60 days from purchase date

Once purchased, course access cannot be paused.

Course completion requirements: Pass one exit test (score of 70% or above).

Certificate: Downloadable certificate available immediately upon passing the exit test.

CEUs: 

• Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI): 2 CCHI CE hours
• International Medical Interpreters Association: 0.2 IMIA/NBCMI CEUs
• Maryland Court Interpreter Program: 2 CE credits
• Pennsylvania Interpreter Certification Program (ICP): 2 CEUs
• Ontario Council on Community Interpreting: 2 OCCI PDUs

Learning objectives:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Relate Greek and Latin roots to relevant parts of the human body.
• Understand and interpret anatomical terms that refer to position, direction, planes, and body cavities.

What you will get:

• Your video instructor: Sylvana Fernández-Ellauri, MD (Uruguay), CMI, Spanish
• A step-by-step overview of the human body, with video, audio, visually engaging materials and anatomical diagrams.
• 11 interactive exercises, including a medical role play and a self-assessment of your performance and your ability to interpret medical terminology
• A human body crossword
• One handbook in ebook format: Medical Terminology for Interpreters
• All course material reviewed by an MD and Certified Medical Interpreter (CMI)
• Course completion certificate 

How this course will improve your practice

You will:

• Sharpen your knowledge of medical terms for human body parts.
• Understand terms often used by doctors to refer to specific parts of the human body (position, direction, planes and body cavities).
• Gain practice in using Latin and Greek roots and affixes to analyze medical terms.
• Avoid interpreting errors caused by lack of understanding about anatomical terms.
• Gain confidence and smoother interpreting skills thanks to a more accurate understanding of standard medical terminology for human body parts.