Various allied health disciplines and their clinical functions are discussed. Information on basic educational requirements, opportunities, and advancement for each discipline of health care delivery. Lectures by allied health faculty and guest speakers from the medical community. Orientation to allied health care in clinical facilities. Introduction to Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, combining forms and roots used in medical terminology, as well as the study of anatomical, physiological, and pathological terms, clinical procedures, abbreviations, and lab tests according to systems of the body.
Medical terminology is treated as a medical language and clinical application is stressed.
A healthy approach to weight loss is presented. Students will learn to self-monitor their progress toward attainment of ideal eight using a simple 100 point scoring system. Behavioral changes in the areas of nutrition and exercise are facilitated by an optional support group composed of class members. A series of exercises are presented to help students identify the various sources of stress in their lives, expanding their repertoire of appropriate stress management techniques, and develop an action plan for the effective management of stress. Behavioral changes which facilitate stress management are reinforced by an optional support group composed of class members.