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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to discuss drugs according to their therapeutic application and adopts a systems approach to the physiology and related diseases. Principles of drug actions, orientation to medications, pathology and medications for specific body systems such as cardiovascular, reproductive, endocrine, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, renal, respiratory, nervous, immune, skin disorders and psychotropic drugs will be discussed. Acceptance into the Medical Assistant program is required to take this course.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with 160 hours of unpaid administrative and patient care experience in an ambulatory care setting. The course will also provide information on employment preparations, patient education, and review for the certification examination. Acceptance into the Medical Assistant program is required to take this course.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide instruction and performance opportunities for CLIA waived tests. Students will discuss the role of medical assistants and other professionals in performing clinical laboratory testing. Topics to be discussed are coordinating laboratory tests and results; understanding CLIA regulations and quality assurance; performing CLIA waived testing for urinalysis, hematology, serology, basic chemistry, microbiology, and immunology; and screening results.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course focuses on current topics in medical assisting and allows students to pursue advanced study on topics of interest within the medical assistant profession, as well as allowing students to meet new or updated competency requirements for the national certification examination. The student will be supervised by an instructor and required to attain a pre- determined competency level. Approval by the Medical Assistant Program Director to pursue Special Topics is required. This course may be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 4 credits, based upon approval of the Medical Assistant Program Director. You must be accepted into the Medical Assistant program to take this class.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide instruction on the theory in normal blood cell production, hematopoiesis, as well as blood and bone marrow disorders such as leukemia/anemia. In addition, the coagulation of blood, hemostasis, is also presented. Students will perform cell counts, differentials and coagulation tests. Acceptance into the Medical Laboratory Technology program is required to take this course.
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3.00 Credits
This course will include a study of the basic principles of human immunity system and the role of the immune system in health and disease. Students will study and be given the opportunity to perform and evaluate techniques and applications of immunochemistry which are used in medical diagnostics and biotechnology. Acceptance into the Medical Laboratory Technology program is required to take this course.
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1.00 Credits
This course provides a review of arithmetic, algebra, scientific notation, rounding and figure significance, measurement systems and conversions, solutions and concentrations, dilutions, titers and other mathematic calculations commonly used in the clinical laboratory setting. This course includes the principles and practices of quality control and quality assurance used in clinical laboratory science. Acceptance into the Medical Laboratory Technology Program is required to register for this course.
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1.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to laboratory medicine including an overview of each area within the laboratory and the types of patient testing performed in each area. Students will learn about the OSHA safety precautions and regulatory considerations applicable to clinical laboratories in the US. Students will also identify the organizations representing the profession and the certification/licensure requirements and career opportunities in acute and ambulatory care laboratories. Students will be given instruction on basic laboratory techniques such as specimen processing and use of a centrifuge, microscope, and autoclave. Students will tour a clinical laboratory as part of the course experience.
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4.00 Credits
Acceptance into the Medical Laboratory Technology program is required to take this course. The chemistry that deals with the chemical components and processes occurring in man will be studied. Clinical application of the methods used to measure these chemical compounds in body fluids is investigated. Automated methodology is included.
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4.00 Credits
Theory and techniques commonly used in biotechnology will be explored. Theory topics include structure, function, and synthesis of DNA, RNA, and protein and the conceptual bases of molecular biology techniques, including gel electrophoresis, plasmid preparation, transformation of cells, nucleic acid manipulation, blotting and probing techniques, polymerase chain reaction, and protein purification.
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