Today, online education training allows everyone to advance their skills regardless of their proximity to a school of higher learning. The exclusive M.I.M.E. (Mentoring Interactive Modular Education) method of instruction ensures that our students can learn medical terminology online in the most comprehensive way possible in the comfort and convenience of their own homes.

Who should take this course?

• Anyone who needs a sound grasp of medical terminology to enhance their healthcare studies or improve their chances of finding a job and building a career.
• Experienced healthcare workers looking to get back into the work force who need to refresh their skills.
• Healthcare workers wanting to upgrade their skills to enter patient care areas.
• Office-support personnel who would like to work in a healthcare office.
• Students who plan to enroll in a medical transcription, medical coding or medical billing course.
• Anyone affected by a company downsizing looking for a new career direction.
• New moms planning on working at home for a few years.

Job seeking advantages:

• As an online education student at the VLC, you will have access to a jobs database that specializes in at-home employment. This means you can scout out job possibilities while you learn medical terminology online to see the availability of positions that interest you.
• The VLC offers an Employment Strategies Workshop book that's packed with advice and guidance about resumes, cover letters, interviews, networking and much more.
• The students taking the Medical Terminology course online can see the number of companies that have hired the school's Medical Transcription course graduates so they can decide if moving on to an MT course might be right for them.

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Reference Books:

Stedman's Medical Dictionary - The 27th edition adds 12,000 new terms for a total of 102,000 entries, and features a genus finder, terminologia anatomica (Latin and English anatomical terms for the specialties of gross anatomy and neuroanatomy, and new diagnostic plates reflecting current imaging methods and including clinical and laboratory images to help diagnose common diseases and ailments.

Medical Terminology - A Programmed Systems Approach, 9e - This best-selling programmed resource makes learning medical terminology quick and easy. In addition to the book, software and audiotapes provide additional methods of study. Based on a word-building programmed learning system, this comprehensive guide uses color didactically, includes extensive review activities to engage the user, and includes special frames containing interesting and helpful information. Now in its 9th edition, it offers a proven format that ís easy and fun to use.

Comprehensive Medical Terminology - This comprehensive introduction to medical terminology is organized by body system with an emphasis on anatomy and physiology, pathological conditions, and diagnostic treatment and procedures. The second edition includes a new chapter on Oncology.

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