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About the Course

Understanding the clinical terms and abbreviations commonly used during verbal or written communication in U.S. hospitals is challenging. This course is designed for U.S. health care profession students and for international students and practitioners who want to become more familiar with the language of the U.S. clinical setting. Others, such as caregivers and medical interpreters, who wish to develop a better understanding of terms and abbreviations used by health care providers will find this course helpful. The course provides visual and auditory learning experiences to enhance the understanding of terms and abbreviations commonly encountered on a general U.S. hospital unit. All content including quizzes are available at no cost to the learner. If you need a certificate, you can apply for financial aid or pay the fee. To find out more, click Learn more and apply next to the information about Financial Aid. (Use a computer, not a mobile device, for this step.)...

Top reviews

FB

Jan 1, 2018

This course was really helpful. I took notes and will review them often to keep abreast with the medical terms. These will also help me communicate clinically with my PCP. I truly enjoyed this course!

TR

Apr 15, 2019

The instructor's calm and clear explanations make this a joy to watch.

This course is very useful for me as a medical product translator to get an understanding of the actual clinical environment.

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By Roxane G

Feb 3, 2021

This was an excellent Clinical Terminology course. I think the use of videos, pictures, voice files, and simulations provided a comprehensive approach to learning.

By SHRABANI D

Aug 17, 2020

This course was very informative and really helpful. I learned a lot of new and different terms. I would recommend this course to those who are in healthcare field.

By Cynthia B

Jul 17, 2022

Awesome! Made even complex terms and concepts easy to learn and retain! I loved the clinical scenarios, these help me to learn, as I'm a hand on type of learner.

By Ilona D

Mar 15, 2021

Great basic course for those who would like to understand the clinical terms and abbreviations. I've learned a lot, and will be definitely expanding my knowledge.

By Francisca P

Jan 3, 2021

Really good course. You can learn English language at the same time that you learn clinical terminology. Congratulations for making this awesome tool of learning!

By Li W

Oct 8, 2024

This course is very practical with numerous clinical scenario examples. It would be better if the medical terminologies in different organ systems were expanded.

By Andi C

Mar 8, 2018

It was very helpful and interactive! I recommend this course to anyone who is not that familiar with the clinical terminology used in labs and doctor's offices.

By Laila N

Mar 30, 2022

It's very helpful especially now we are having a Return Demonstration in our subjects. It is important to be familiarized to the medical terms in this subject

By Lilian P A B

May 21, 2020

As a healthcare interpreter this course helped me to practice my listening skills and of course contributed tremendously to my medical terminology. Thank you

By Salvador D R

Sep 14, 2022

I truly enjoyed the simplified manner of teacher for the proffesor(s) that participated with this online course. It is not difficult if you apply yourself.

By Rose M R

Jul 23, 2020

Very thorough program where you can learn medical terminology. Also provides you the opportunity to learn the words and abbreviations and how they are used.

By Ana I G S

Jun 22, 2020

Es un curso bastante completo, que me ayudó bastante a comprender abreviaciones y encontrar también la mejor manera de comunicar algo en el ambiente médico.

By Ping L

Feb 27, 2023

Thanks for the opening information. It's very helpful for me. Looking forward to taking other online classes related to medical fields for free next time.

By Vijay U G

Aug 21, 2022

Vital Signs Medical Devic,eClinical,Signs, web-based clinical dictionary for beginners provides additional information about terms presented in the course

By matthew f

Dec 6, 2022

Great reviewer on certain medical terminology. Makes you think about how hospitals use various terms and vocabulary depending on where you learn medicine.

By Deidre W

Nov 24, 2020

I really enjoyed this course and look forward to expanding my knowledge and love for healthcare. This course was fun and challenging and very informative.

By Ely W

May 6, 2018

The content is presented in such a way that it's accommodating to English language learners, slow processors, and those of lower knowledge on the subject.

By Lael A

Aug 14, 2023

Amazing course, that's easy to comprehend and paced well for new and experienced learners alike. Thank you Dr Swigart, and the coursera team at UofPitt !

By Catherine G

May 23, 2020

This course is an excellent introduction to medical terminology.

Thank you Valerie Swigart, PhD, RN, CRNP and your team.

Thanks to University of Pittsburg.

By Flavia R

Sep 25, 2021

That was a very interesting course, full of technical and practical terminology useful for me as a translator of medical documents.

Thank you.

Flavia

By Mirabel A

Sep 21, 2021

This course is a godsend to me as far as medical terminology is concerned. The videos and simple language make learning so effortless. Thanks Coursera.

By Châu Đ

Feb 29, 2020

Thanks for the course to help beginner to learn medical terminology. This course allows me to read and understand medical conversation in the hospital.

By Marta F

Jun 14, 2021

This course gives you great information to become familiar with terms in the clinical setting. It was challenging yet not too difficult to go through.

By VALENTINA T L

Oct 31, 2020

This is a very useful course! I highly recommend to take this course if you are a international student and you like to improve your English skills.

By Theresa L

Jan 6, 2022

This course was a good learning experience that you can learn at your own pace. I would recommend for anyone needing to learn medical abreviations.