Intermountain Healthcare is a licensed provider of Medical Terminology for the Medical Interpreter (The Community Interpreter International), an internationally recognized course designed by Cross-Cultural Communications. This 24-hour training is language neutral, preparing individuals for conversations in various healthcare settings by learning technical medical terms in the English language. The course fee covers instruction time, a terminology textbook, roleplays 

Content in this course includes explanations and terminology for the following: 

• Greek and Latin roots and affixes of medical terms
• Common medical tests and procedures
• Symptoms and abbreviations
• Body systems and organs

The specific body systems reviewed are: 

• The Musculoskeletal System
• The Integumentary System
• The Circulatory System
• The Respiratory System
• The Nervous System
• The Endocrine System
• The Immune System
• The Digestive System
• The Urinary System

*This course is a supplemental course to The Medical Interpreter (The Community Interpreter International), a course for medical interpreters. Training for Medical Terminology is synchronous with a session of The Medical Interpreter. See related events for more information. 

Minimum qualifications:

1. Participants must be 18 years or older and have a High School diploma or equivalent.

*Textbook and workbook included in registration fee. Registration is due 15 business days prior to the first day of class to ensure books and other materials are made available in a timely manner. You have 3 days after the registration payment is submitted to cancel and qualify for a full refund. Cancellations made after the 3-day grace period, up until the day before class starts, will result in a $50 cancellation fee. No refunds will be awarded after the first day of class. Students need to attend the entire 60 hrs. of instruction and pass a final written exam in order to get credit for the course.