BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SUBCOURSE ... - EnglishZone

DEVELOPMENT
This subcourse is approved for resident and correspondence course instruction. It reflects the
current thought of the Academy of Health Sciences and conforms to printed Department of the
Army doctrine as closely as currently possible. Development and progress render such doctrine
continuously subject to change.
For questions on the content of this subcourse, phone DSN 471-7338 (commercial 210-221-
7338), e-mail don.atkerson@amedd.army.mil, or write to:
ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
ATTN MCCS HLD
2250 STANLEY ROAD STE 326
FORT SAM HOUSTON TX 78234-6130
ADMINISTRATION
Students who desire credit hours for this correspondence subcourse must meet eligibility
requirements and must enroll through the Nonresident Instruction Branch of the U.S. Army
Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S).
Initial application for enrollment may be made on DA Form 145 or on ATRRS. If DA Form 145 is
used, the approving official must complete the reverse side of the form and forward the form to:
NONRESIDENT INSTRUCTION BRANCH
AMEDDC&S
ATTN: MCCS-HSN
2105 11TH STREET SUITE 4191
FORT SAM HOUSTON TX 78234-6199
or fax the form to 210-221-4012 or DSN 471-4012. A student can self-enroll on ATRRS by going
to website http://atrrs.army.mil and submitting the application under the SELF DEVELOPMENT
selection.
In general, eligible personnel include enlisted personnel of all components of the U.S. Army who
hold an AMEDD MOS (42E, 71G, 76J, and 91-series) or MOS 18D. Officer personnel, members
of other branches of the Armed Forces, and civilian employees will be considered for eligibility
when the application is authenticated by an approving official and when the requested instruction
is job related.
For comments or questions regarding enrollment, student records, or shipments, contact the
Nonresident Instruction Branch at DSN 471-5877, commercial (210) 221-5877, toll-free 1-800-
344-2380; fax: 210-221-4012 or DSN 471-4012, e-mail accp@amedd.army.mil, or write to the
NRIB address given above.
CLARIFICATION OF TRAINING LITERATURE TERMINOLOGY
When used in this publication, words such as "he," "him," "his," and "men" are intended to
include both the masculine and feminine genders, unless specifically stated otherwise or when
obvious in context.