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You are here: Home / How to Examine Patients: Foundation Course & Kit

How to Examine Patients: Foundation Course & Kit

An Accredited Distance Learning Kit:
Complete Medical Skills Course For Future Doctors

A Must-Have For All Future Doctors

“…I thoroughly examined this medical educational resource and find it excellent …I will personally recommend it to all aspiring doctors!”

Prof. Detlef R. Prozesky BSc MBChB MCommH PhD, Director: Centre for Health Science Education

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand

Do you want to take an amazingly easy as well as an incredibly significant step towards realizing your dream of becoming a doctor?

*Internationally accredited **Developed for ALL students interested in a career in medicine ***DVD-ROM and medical training kit included ****Approved supplier of Accredited Distance Learning medical skills resources!

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Get Dr. Anton Scheeper’s Kit: Learn Every Skill a Future Doctor Needs to Examine a Patient!

  • Complete the acclaimed Apprentice Doctor® Foundation Course anywhere by ordering it as a distance learning resource.
  • Get the valuable opportunity to be mentored towards a fulfilling career in medicine by a practicing medical professional with over 25 years of experience Dr Anton Scheepers – the developer of the famous Apprentice Doctor® Course material
  • Join the multiple thousands of students who launched their medical career with The Apprentice Doctor® Foundation Course!
  • Experience all the benefits of attending an Apprentice Doctor® Camp – in the comfort of your home.
  • Get an Apprentice Doctor® Certificate on successful completion of the course – and the opportunity to get formal accreditation.

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Course Information

How to Examine Patients® Foundation Course is a medical skills course available on DVD-ROM. It offers a valuable foretaste of clinical medicine with over 50 hands-on fun medical projects to be completed.

Recommended time required: Self-paced – 80 to 100 hours (2 to 3 hours per day; 4-6 weeks of studying)

Maximum time allowed to complete course before booking your assessment: 16 weeks from date of delivery of course material.

Recommended for: All students interested in following a career in medicine – especially those in the process of building a respectable résumé for entering medical school e.g. High School and Premed students.

Organized premed clubs at school/college/university levels are welcome to enquire.

Accreditation (via SRCS):

  • The International Association for Distance Learning
  • The National Association of Private Schools

 


Testimonials from customers and other professionals…

Thank you Dr Anton this was just an incredible experience! I am sold out on becoming a cardiac surgeon and the course has made me more determined to reach this goal. Richard Wood, Floresville TX, USA

Dr Anton – the Apprentice Doctor Course and Kit has arrived just 3 days after ordering – and I am enjoying every moment intensely! Andrea Smith, Grade 11 Newark NJ

Well designed, well compiled and a very hands-on, practical experience offered to student in their career choice years – as a career guidance professional I routinely recommend this course to all students looking towards a career in medicine! Professor James Wright,Seattle WA, USA

I was looking for a good premed course with international accreditation for my daughter who plans on studying medicine – and this course fitted my list of requirements like a glove. My daughter has thoroughly enjoyed the course and we had lots of fun – as the rest of the family frequently had to act as patients 🙂 Adela Brandt, Bremerhaven, Germany


Take a moment to answer the following questions honestly:

  • Do you sincerely want to become a doctor?
  • Do you want a “head start” towards pursuing your dream of becoming a great medical professional?
  • Would you like to add a significant extra to your résumé to impress the medical school selection committee?
  • Would you like to add credits to your High School studies (if applicable)?
  • Would you like to gain over 20 medical skills?

 

If you answered yes to most of these questions then please read on:

“Here’s How to Easily Take Your First Exciting Step – Guaranteed to Help You Reach Your Dream of Becoming a Doctor”.

If you want to become a doctor – you have to start building your resume EARLY – to get the competitive edge that you will need to get accepted in to Medical School! Complete this accredited premed course in the comfort of your own home! All the medical instruments and items required are included in a neat medical For Future Doctors Kit – plus a lot of complimentary bonuses.

The Apprentice Doctor® has been developed by leading practicing medical professionals under the leadership of Dr Anton Scheepers a Maxillofacial and Oral surgeon – all with a passion for medical education. The Apprentice Doctor has been involved in Premedical Training since 2002 and has assisted tens of thousands of aspiring doctors and associated medical professionals in realizing their dreams.


 

Status: We are OPEN for the Apprentice Doctor® Distance Learning

Foundation Course and Kit Orders – for Future Doctors.

Do not delay – Order now!

 


Follow these three simple steps to jump-start your medical career:

(Step four is optional)

Step One: Order Your Kit

Order your Apprentice Doctor Foundation Course material on DVD-ROM – including the acclaimed For Future Doctors Kit.

 

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The Kit contains all the instruments and items for
completing more than 50 practical projects in the course:

  • The ApprenticeDoctor® DVD-ROM
  • One Rapport stethoscope
  • One penlight examination light –convertible to a simple Otoscope (ear examination light)
  • A magnifying examination light
  • A digital thermometer
  • A forehead thermometer
  • A reflex hammer
  • A pair of PVC examination gloves (Latex free)
  • Antiseptic prep swabs
  • One skin marker pen (non-toxic)
  • One ruler
  • Several medical charts and diagrams
  • Face masks
  • Wooden tongue depressor spatulas

(See online order link towards the bottom of this page).

 

Step Two: Complete The Course

Complete the course material in the comfort of your home on your own PC/most MAC’s or Laptop – even while on vacation. You will be able to ask unlimited questions per email. Most of the practical projects are suitable for self-examination but friends and volunteer family members will greatly enhance your learning experience for completing the various practical projects contained in the course material. Take a quick tour of the Apprentice Doctor® Foundation Course material:

 

Step Three: Take the Accredited Online Exam

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…and receive your Apprentice Doctor® Certificate – to be proudly displayed.

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Keep your Apprentice Doctor® Foundation Course Certificate and Exam results in your Résumé File and use when applying for acceptance to University or Med-school!

 

Optional Step Four – Earn High School Credit
(optional – available only to High Schoolers):

Get formal transcripts (from Solid Rock School in Trinity FL ) for completing and passing the Apprentice Doctor® Course Material and earn formal high school credits in pre-medical sciences (or equivalent subject) for your hard work! This service is available for an additional fee.

Contact us for more information should you be interested.

Click Here for more information regarding accreditation.

 


Great For International Students Too!

You will gain the following by doing this course:

  • Get insight into the methods doctors use to make an accurate diagnosis
  • Learn how to find the positions of the internal organs of the body and their relationship to the external landmarks
  • Listen to numerous bodily sound samples and learn how to identify abnormalities
  • Distinguish between normal and abnormal heart sounds
  • Learn how to assess the body’s mucous membranes and understand the medical significance of variations in the colors of the mucous membranes
  • Listen to an unborn baby’s heartbeat
  • Understand the human body from a doctor’s perspective
  • Improve your chances of being accepted into the medical school of your choice
  • Learn about and physically practice medical skills that medical students will only learn years later in medical school
  • Use real medical instruments and items (included in the package) to practice what you learn on the DVD
  • Learn and practice the methods for examining patients
  • Learn how to perform a visual acuity test
  • Learn how to assess the body’s lymph nodes
  • Learn the best method for taking a blood pressure accurately
  • Discover how to elicit a number of neurological reflexes, and what they tell us
  • Gain practical experience by examining your own body, and those of your family and friends
  • Learn how to diagnose a number of diseases
  • Discover how a professional doctor examines patients through video-clips with commentary
  • Get an inside view of the workings of the human body through animations
  • Understand and apply the basic principles of sterility and asepsis
  • Visit amazing medical websites through links on the DVD
  • Impress your friends and even your doctor with your medical knowledge
  • Learn about a variety of healthcare and related careers
  • Increase your dedication and love for medical science as well as the human body
  • Learn to cope with medical-related pressures, and retain your sense of humor even under severe pressure with abundant medical humor throughout the course
  • Practice the habit of safety first in all situations
  • Learn how to make proper notes and minimize medico-legal risks
  • Find out how you can invest in instruments that can carry you through medical school, and your professional career as a doctor
  • Understand every step when a doctor examines you
  • Enable yourself to take responsibility for your own health
  • Discover common signals the body gives you when it’s trying to tell you something
  • Assess growth and development scientifically
  • Practice the art of being observant during a medical examination
  • Access extra material for your science curriculum
  • Work through amazing practical projects for the home-schooling science curriculum
  • Discover the secret to why medical students are able to retain such an enormous amount or information during their study years
  • Acquire a wealth of medical skills that will be of value to you for the rest of your life – above and beyond your career in healthcare
  • Work through detailed sections on contemporary health related issues e.g. HIV and AIDS, Heart Murmurs, Obesity, Diabetes Asthma, etc.
  • Learn in detail how medical instruments work and discover secrets about using them for reasons other than the obvious
  • Understand and use a wide range of medical terms
  • Make sure, beyond any doubt, that you are suited to become a doctor
  • Discover which specialty would best suit you after you become a doctor

Bonus offer to the fist 20 successful candidates – valid up to December 2013:

Get a fully functional finger pulse Oximeter for only $19.95 after successfully completing the Apprentice Doctor® Distance Learning Course.


What it Costs:

Other accredited pre-med courses will put you back $350 – $450 or even more (and does not include the relevant medical instruments and items for completing the course).

Our pre-med course includes email support with advice from qualified Medical Professionals, formal evaluation on completing the course material, as well as The Apprentice Doctor Certificate to successful candidates for the absolutely ridiculous price of only $79. (The normal price is $150 – the offer at $79 is a limited offer which will expire at the end of November 2013!) We cannot promise that we’ll ever be able to give you access to our accredited pre-med course at the same price again.

The For Future Doctors Pre-med Course is intended for all High School as well as Premed students with the dream of becoming a doctor, surgeon, or other medical professional, and will add a significant extra to your application to University and later to Medical School.


Order your “For Future Doctors” Pre-Med Course now and receive the following amazing value for money:

  • The Apprentice Doctor® Examine Patients eBook
  • The Apprentice Doctor® “For Future Doctors” Course on DVD-ROM
  • The Apprentice Doctor® ”For Future Doctors” Kit with the following fully functional medical instruments included: A Rappaport Dual Head Stethoscope, An Examination Light – convertible into a simple Otoscope, a Magnifying Examination Light, a Patellar Hammer, Urinary Test Strips, A Digital and a Forehead Thermometer – and Various Disposable Items!
  • Unlimited Email support for asking questions related to the Course material
  • An Apprentice Doctor® Certificate on completion and successfully passing the evaluation module.
  • Optional: Formal transcripts available for completing the course are available for an additional $300. The transcript service is optional – only to students in the USA seeking formal high school credits for the course.

A small investment in your future that will make a big difference!

Amazingly the best High School Premed Course is also the most affordable course – the course on DVD-ROM as well as all the instruments and items are included at $79!
Order this Amazing Course – Medical Kit included – for only $79

CLICK HERE

Free shipping! (USA and Canada only)

Regret: International shipping only to customers in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa


  • You will be able to download The Apprentice Doctor® Foundation Course EBook after ordering your Course material and Kit.
  • The Apprentice Doctor® Course on DVD-ROM and accompanying Medical Training Kit will usually be shipped within 48 hours.

Students in the USA and Canada:

Kindly allow 7 – 10 days for delivery (free shipping only in these 2 countries).
Students outside of the USA:
Transcript services are not available to students outside of the USA.
Shipping costs ($29) will be added to all orders outside of the USA and Canada.

MORE INFORMATION

The “How to Examine Patients” Course covers the following:
How to Examine Patients Course Index
INTRODUCTION
1. STERILITY AND ASEPSIS
2. MEDICAL HISTORY
A. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EXAMINATION
1. SOUND: A BIOMEDICAL PERSPECTIVE
2. THE EAR AND HEARING
3. LIGHT: A BIOMEDICAL PERSPECTIVE
4. THE EYE AND VISION
5. MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
6. THE EXAMINATION OF A PATIENT
B. THE HUMAN BODY
1. THE COVERING SYSTEM
2. THE SKELETAL SYSTEM
3. THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM
4. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
5. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
6. THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
7. THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
8. THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
9. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
10. THE URINARY SYSTEM
11. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
C. DISEASES FACT FILE
1. DIAGNOSIS
2. BODY FLUIDS
3. TRAUMA
4. SPECIFIC DISEASES
D. CAREERS IN MEDICINE
1. A CAREER IN MEDICINE
2. MEDICAL DOCTOR
3. DENTIST
4. PROFESSIONAL NURSE
5. SURGEON
6. ANESTHETIST
7. WHICH BRANCH OF MEDICINE?
Practical projects/skills:
PROJECT 1 THE QUALITIES OF SOUND
PROJECT 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO PERCUSSION
PROJECT 3 MEDICAL SOUND SAMPLES
PROJECT 4 EXAMINE THE EXTERNAL EAR
PROJECT 5.1 MIXING COLORS OF LIGHT
PROJECT 5.2 INSPECT THE COLOR OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES
PROJECT 6 EXAMINE THE EYE
PROJECT 7 THE SNELLEN TEST
PROJECT 8 THE BLIND SPOT
PROJECT 9 THE STETHOSCOPE AND SPHYGMOMANOMETER – ASSEMBLY AND CARE
PROJECT 10 THE STETHOSCOPE – FAMILIARIZE
PROJECT 11 THE STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE BODY
PROJECT 12 SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CHEST
PROJECT 13 SUBDIVISIONS OF THE ABDOMEN
PROJECT 14 A PERCUSSION MODEL OF THE CHEST
PROJECT 15 TECHNIQUE FOR MEDICAL PERCUSSION
PROJECT 16 EXAMINATION BY PERCUSSION
PROJECT 17 EXAMINE THE SKIN
PROJECT 18 EXAMINE THE NAILS
PROJECT 19 EXAMINE THE HAIR
PROJECT 20 THE BONY LANDMARKS OF THE BODY
PROJECT 21 JOINT SOUNDS
PROJECT 22 BODY TEMPERATURE
PROJECT 23 THE MUSCLES OF THE BODY
PROJECT 24 THE HEART RATE
PROJECT 25 THE PUPIL-LIGHT REFLEX
PROJECT 26 THE FACIAL NERVE
PROJECT 27 SPINAL NERVE REFLEXES
PROJECT 28 GROWTH CHART
PROJECT 29 TURBULENCE IN THE FLOW OF A LIQUID
PROJECT 30 HEART SOUNDS
PROJECT 31 BLOOD PRESSURE
PROJECT 32 THE BODY’S LYMPH NODES
PROJECT 33 THE RESPIRATORY RATE
PROJECT 34 RESPIRATORY SOUNDS
PROJECT 35 BREATHING MOVEMENTS
PROJECT 36 EXAMINE THE ORAL CAVITY
PROJECT 37 TASTE LABORATORY
PROJECT 38 GASTROINTESTINAL SOUNDS
PROJECT 39 EXAMINE THE ABDOMEN
PROJECT 40 URINALYSIS
PROJECT 41 HEART SOUNDS: AN UNBORN BABY
PROJECT 42 SIGNS OF INFLAMMATION
PROJECT 43 THE EXAMINATION OF A SWELLING
PROJECT 44 A NUTRITIONAL AUDIT
PROJECT 44 B DETERMINE THE BMI
PROJECT 45 DEHYDRATION
PROJECT 46 EDEMA
PROJECT 47 LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
PROJECT 48 PREVENTION OF INJURIES
PROJECT 49 SURFACE AREAS OF BURNS
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Here is your last opportunity to order the course material – order now:

Order the Course and Kit for only: $79

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Free shipping! (USA and Canada only)

Regret: International shipping only to customers in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa

This page was originally published by Dr. Anton Scheepers and The Apprentice Doctor® Staff

 

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