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employable medical office assistants. Use of the SimChart provides a realistic, yet controlled way to help students master skills. The simulated electronic health record (EHR) helps students to perfect electronic charting, demonstrate clinical judgment in patient care, and thrive in today's modern healthcare environment. The Medical Office Assistant program offers students a sound education providing them with the competencies and skills to enter the healthcare workforce as a viable team member. Duration 624 hours, Maximum length 9 months Medical Terminology (online) Program Description This course is designed to teach the basics of medical terminology. Medical Terminology orients students to the accurate uses, definitions, spelling, and pronunciations of medical terms used in the health care field. Students will analyze terms while learning to divide them into suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms. Emphasis will be placed on relating medical terms to the structural organization of the body. Through practical applications, students will learn to link abnormal conditions and diseases with diagnostic tests and procedures. In addition, students will be introduced to common medical abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols. Duration 96 hours, Maximum length 2 months Phlebotomy Technician 1— 20 hour (classroom) Program Description The phlebotomist is one of the most important positions in the clinical laboratory. Without the phlebotomist there would be no specimen for the clinical laboratory to run tests on. The program follows guidelines established by the California Department of Public Health Laboratory Field Services in preparation for the state and national phlebotomy technician certification exams and employment as a certified phlebotomy technician. The program focuses on state -identified advanced topics of anatomy and medical terminology, Infection control, and procedures necessary to appropriately collect laboratory specimens and communication with patients. This program will prepare the certified phlebotomy technician to work in a clinical laboratory environment and healthcare setting. This program is appropriate for students with 1040 or more hours of on-the-job phlebotomy experience in the past 5 years. Students must have evidence of completing a minimum of 50 venipunctures, e.g. Letter of Phlebotomy Experience for California Certification (PDF) signed by an MD, DO, or CLB. Students must pass a national certification examination from one of the certifying organizations approved by the California Department of Public Health. Duration 20 hours, Maximum length 2 months Phlebotomy Technician 1— 40 hour (classroom) Program Description The phlebotomist is one of the most important positions in the clinical laboratory. Without the phlebotomist there would be no specimen for the clinical laboratory to run tests on. The GMCCatalog-230101 45