Guest Speaker Visits Medical Terms Class

Tyronda Whitaker, Regional Ombudsman/Aging Specialist at Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments Division of Aging and Adult Services visited Nash Community College’s OST 142-01 Medical Terms II class recently. Whitaker spoke to the students about various topics related to gerontology and the aging process including long-term care and the work that an ombudsman does to support the rights of the elderly.

OST 142 prepares Nash Community College students for the field using a language-structure approach to medical office terminology and vocabulary. Course topics relate to systemic components, conditions, pathology, and disorder remediation in the remaining systems of the human body. For more information, please call 252-443-4011.