Medical Terminology This activity will help you meet these educational goals: Content Knowledge—You will discuss various healthcare professionals, their job responsibilities, and the medical terms they use. Inquiry—You will conduct online research in which you will collect information and communicate your results in written form. 21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and analysis, and communicate effectively. Introduction The healthcare field has many opportunities in various settings. Every job has different set of responsibilities and different terminologies used in the work settings. In this activity, you will research more career choices in the field of health care. You will also discuss the medical terms these professionals frequently use. Directions and Analysis Task: Healthcare Professionals and Medical Terminology Use your knowledge and resources to research about the given healthcare professionals. Provide a job description and discuss the duties and responsibilities of each professional. List and define at least 20 medical terms that each of these professionals use on a regular basis. • psychiatrist • pharmacist • endocrinologist • radiologic technologist • cardiologist • respiratory therapist For each of the above healthcare professionals, create two sentences using medical abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols that they could possibly include in their patients’ medical chart. You can use the abbreviations more than once.