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Allied Health has many types of career opportunities. Some of them besides doctors are diagnostic sonographer, medical laboratory technologist, health service manager, and physician's assistant.
Successful completion of any certifying exam in the health field will depend on mastery of medical terminology.
Allied health programs include a great variety of medical workers, not including doctors, dentists, and nurses. Professions that are included are audiologists, physical therapists, and medical assistants.
Beverly Ann Badini has written: 'A STUDY OF LEARNING METHODS USED FOR MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY AND THEIR EFFECTS UPON THE COMPREHENSION OF STUDENTS IN PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS OF NURSING (VOCABULARY, ALLIED HEALTH)' -- subject(s): Education, Health, Health Sciences, Nursing, Health education, Nursing Health Sciences
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Principles of Health Science, Medical Terminology, Medical Science, Medical Math, ETC.
There are various health and medical journals available online where you can find health articles with medical terminologies. Actually, most of them have it. There are online libraries that provide this or there are actual publications that do so.
I would imagine that you can find online tutoring for just about any subject under the sun. You could try checking out www.universalclass.com Health & Medicine Medical Skills or www.lavc.edu Services For Students.
Medical terminology abbreviations are often regulated by professional medical organizations, such as the American Medical Association (AMA) or the World Health Organization (WHO). These organizations establish guidelines and standards to ensure consistency and accuracy in medical communication. Healthcare facilities and educational institutions may also have their own policies for using medical terminology abbreviations.
Allied health professions are clinical healthcare professions distinct from the medical and nursing. As the name implies, they are allies in a healthcare team, working together to make the healthcare system function. So, yes, a clinical psychologist is considered an allied health professional from the viewpoint of medical professionals. More generally, a clinical psychologist is also considered an independent mental health professional.
As a patient, it's important to have a basic level of health literacy so that you can understand the health care providers on whom you depend. In the health professions, a good understanding of medical terminology is critical to those participating in the health care team. Using precise language can help share information about assessment and treatment across the professions.
Allied health training is training in fields like medical, acupuncture, chiropractic and other medical fields. The cost depends on the school you get training from. The average cost of a class is between $50 and $100 per credit hour.