Introducing the newest series of 16 medical terminology video tapes from the VLC. Developed by and for medical professionals, these are valuable up-to-date assets for teachers, mentors, students, EMS, administrative staff in any medical environment, and allied healthcare workers.
Our visual education has it all: excellent narrators, colorful diagrams to reinforce memory, the perfect pace, word-building charts, quick reviews along the way so you don't have to rewind, comprehensive explanations, and a workbook for terminology writing practice.
- Who would benefit from VLC medical terminology video series?
- Anyone in a teaching position in the healthcare field, whether in class or online
- Support workers such as nurses' aids or x-ray technicians
- Administrative staff in a healthcare facility
- Anyone aspiring to work in the medical field - learn the language first!
- Students studying for a career in any of the medical-support areas: transcription, billing, coding
- Those who need to brush up on their vocabulary before heading back into the healthcare workforce
- Emergency Medical Services workers
The first two comprehensive 25-minute tapes are introductions to the language of medicine. They provide a solid foundation for success in learning the complex terminology associated with body systems.
Each one of the remaining eight tapes is a 30-minute self-contained lesson dedicated to the terminology associated with a specific body system, and may be viewed in order of importance or interest to the viewer. Each covers the medical vocabulary related to each system's anatomy, function, diseases, pathological conditions, laboratory tests, clinical tests, clinical procedures, and surgical procedures. All include colorful illustrations, to reinforce the location of the body system and its associated anatomy.
Student Workbook
Each medical terminology video includes a workbook so you have the opportunity to practice writing terms, which reinforces the lessons, helps perfect your spelling, and learn the language of medicine faster.
Video Benefits:
- Includes workbook to reinforce memory of complex terms by writing them as you follow the video
- Colorful illustrations make it easier to remember the location of body systems, and associated medical vocabulary
- Tapes can be used in order of importance or interest for learning and in-depth review.
- Clearly states definitions of body systems, laboratory tests, clinical and surgical procedures
- Well organized charts clearly show how complex terms are built, using roots, prefixes, suffixes and combining forms
- Interestingly presented so viewers enjoy learning
- Thirty-minutes is considered the optimum amount of time for concentrated learning
- Audio and visual education appeals to different learning styles
Audio CD series by the VLC:
Each video sound track has been digitally mastered on an audio CD. This format allows you to study anywhere there is a CD player available: in the car, at the gym, walking to work, even lying on the beach.
You can build your medical vocabulary wherever you can play these of medical terminology CDs - at home, in your car or at the gym. You get two 25-minute introductory CDs that give you the foundation to start learning the language of medicine, and four 30-minute CDs, which each feature one body system. Each explains the system and includes associated medical terms, disorders, diseases, treatments, laboratory tests and surgical procedures, plus hear how words are built with prefixes, suffixes and combining forms.