Online Medical Terminology Course

The mission of Penn Foster Career School is to empower adult learners to advance or change their careers, learn a new skill, or gain personal satisfaction. The school strives to fulfill this mission by providing breadth and depth of courseware, applicable technology, and a wide array of flexible services aimed at the needs of the adult learner. Penn Foster has medical courses in: Medical Coding & Billing, Medical Office Assistant and Medical Transcription.

We'll teach you basic medical procedures and terminology. You'll come to understand the human body, how it works, its disorders and how it is examined and treated. Using the CD-ROMs that we supply, you'll prepare medical reports from realistic audio notes of actual patient cases. These cases give you a real-world look at the reporting of diagnoses, treatments, prescriptions and other aspects of care for a variety of medical situations.

Tuition includes a beautifully illustrated textbook; learning guides; and a career search manual all yours to keep. Complete the course at your own comfortable pace.  There are no educational prerequisites and no experience requirements to enroll.

Below are just some of the areas that you will learn about:
Basic Medical Terminology and the Human Body
Skeletal & Muscular Systems
The Digestive System
The Respiratory and Nervous System
Ears and Eyes
Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine
Psychiatry, Pathology and Radiology

We are an Accredited Member of the Distance Education and Training Council. The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency, for distance learning schools. Receive the career training in this growing medical field.