The Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate Program is designed to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge needed to excel in the healthcare field as medical assistants. This comprehensive program covers a wide range of topics, including medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, clinical procedures, patient care, and administrative tasks.
Students will gain hands-on experience through practical training in areas such as taking vital signs, assisting with examinations, administering injections, and managing medical records. The curriculum also emphasizes the importance of effective communication, professionalism, and ethical practices in a clinical setting.
Pharmacy technicians measure, mix, count, label, and record medications by prescription orders and under the direction of the pharmacist. They are also responsible for recording inventory data, pre-packing bulk medicines, and typing and affixing labels. Students will experience hands-on learning in a simulated pharmacy tech lab and receive the opportunity to work in local hospitals and retail pharmacies. Externships will vary on pharmacy availability.
Certification obtained and requirements: Students will be able to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification (PCTE) offered by the Pharmacy Technician Board (PTCB) or Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (exCPT) offered by theNational Healthcare Association(NHA) certification upon successful completion of the Training Program.
PCTB requirements to test: Students must complete a PTCB-Recognized Education/Training Program OR equivalent work experience in order to be eligible. To be eligible for the PTCE, a candidatemust complete one of the following two pathways:
Pathway 1: APTCB-Recognized Education/Training Program (or completion within 60 days).Candidates choose from more than 1,400 recognized programs.
Pathway 2: Equivalent work experience as a pharmacy technician (min. 500 hours). This alternative secondary path serves experienced technicians who were not in a position to attend a PTCB-recognized
program. PTCB accepts work experience across pharmacy practice settings that pertains to certain knowledge requirements.
Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein usually in the arm, with a cannula, to draw blood. The procedure itself is known as venipuncture. Students will learn how to draw blood, explain procedures, perform basic point-of-care testing, and maintain medical equipment. Many Phlebotomy employers require professional certification. Successful completion, students are eligible to sit for the certification exam through the National Phlebotomy Exam to gain CPT credentials. The graduate should be able to acquire an entry-level position as a Phlebotomy Technician or career advancement to their current skill.
Certification obtained and requirements: Students will be able to take the National Phlebotomy Solutions (NPS) or National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) certification upon successful completion of the 8-week Phlebotomy Training Program. Requirements to test: You’ll need to have successfully performed the following procedures: 25 – 100 venipunctures and 10-30 capillary sticks on live humans.
Student Progress Measurement System and Course Completion:
Students must complete all didactic coursework.
Students must demonstrate proficiency in their course Skills Competency Checks.
The Nurse Aide 1 Program provides students with the knowledge and skill training necessary to complete the requirements for a certification as a Certified Nurse Aide. Our program will prepare you for a career as a nursing assistant in which you will encounter a variety of structured settings that will require medical knowledge and interpersonal skills which are focused on developing critical thinking as well as giving you the medical knowledge you need to be successful. Our program is designed as an entry-level nursing program with the option to continue studies in nursing.
Certification obtained requirements: All skills competencies required by the Division of Health Service Regulations are completed. Students will be able to take the state-approved competency evaluation administered through Credentia upon successful completion of the 7-week Nurse Aide 1 Training Program.
Minimum requirements to test: You must complete 88 hours of combined classroom and laboratory instruction. A minimum of 32 hours of practical (clinical)
The training course is designed to ensure that the latest 2024 standards are met. All training is current, evidence-based, peer-reviewed, and developed off of the latest AHA guidelines. Once the course is completed, it will take approximately 24 to 48 hours for the certificate to upload to each participant's email. Participants will have access to print the credentials from any device. Each student will be able to do one or more of the following.
