{"id":1682,"date":"2026-08-24T12:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/?page_id=1682"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T18:27:08","slug":"medical-professions-preparation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/medical-professions-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Professions Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Build\u00a0a strong foundation\u00a0for a career in healthcare.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Strengthen your understanding of medical concepts and build the confidence needed to continue into advanced healthcare education and training.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These courses introduce key concepts like medical terminology, anatomy, and patient care skills to help you prepare for further training in the medical field.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_553231584-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_553231584-1024x524.jpeg\" alt=\"A male medical professional high-fiving a smiling young girl in a wheelchair.\" class=\"wp-image-1705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_553231584-1024x524.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_553231584-300x154.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_553231584-768x393.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_553231584-1536x786.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2026\/08\/AdobeStock_553231584-2048x1048.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical Professions Preparatory Module 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>N MEDC 901<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn basic medical terminology. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gain study skills for healthcare programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand how to read and understand medical textbooks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical Professions Preparatory Module 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>N MEDC 902<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Receive an introduction to pharmacology (medications).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand medication math calculations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expand knowledge of anatomy and terminology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medical Professions Preparatory Module 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>N MEDC 903<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understand the basics of cardiology (heart-related topics).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gain knowledge of pharmacology concepts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn advanced medication math skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special topics in Prehospital Healthcare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>N MEDC 997<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understand topics related to emergency and prehospital care. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gain insight into real-world healthcare scenarios (varies by course offering).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see details for these classes, visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/classschedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online Schedule<\/a>. Choose the term and \u201cN MEDC-Noncredit Medical\u201d in your subject search criteria. If you are a Palomar College student already, you can enroll directly. If you are new to Palomar, please click \u201c<strong>Take the Next Step.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Build\u00a0a strong foundation\u00a0for a career in healthcare. Strengthen your understanding of medical concepts and build the confidence needed to continue into advanced healthcare education and training.\u00a0 These courses introduce key concepts like medical terminology, anatomy, and patient care skills to help you prepare for further training in the medical field.&nbsp;&nbsp; Medical Professions Preparatory Module 1&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/medical-professions-preparation\/\">\u00a0Continue Reading:<span> Medical Professions Preparation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12363,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1682","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1682"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1718,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1682\/revisions\/1718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/continuingeducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}