DSLCC Offers Clinical Medical Assistant Course on Main Campus
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Clifton Forge, VA (July 28, 2015) - Dabney S Lancaster Community College is offering a 160-hour non-credit Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) course on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 6 to 9:30 pm, and six Saturdays, beginning August 4 and ending November 5. The instructor is Amanda Crawford. Class will meet in Room 502, McCarthy Hall, on the DSLCC main campus in Clifton Forge.
Students will learn to assist physicians by performing functions related to the clinical responsibilities of a medical office. Instruction includes preparing patients for examination and treatment, routine laboratory procedures, diagnostic testing, technical aspects of phlebotomy and the cardiac life cycle. Students will review important topics including phlebotomy, pharmacology, the proper use and administration of medications, taking and documenting vital signs, cardiology including proper lead placements, professional workplace behavior, ethics and the legal aspects of healthcare.
Classroom lecture and hands-on labs are included, as well as a 140-hour clinical externship opportunity at a local healthcare provider. To be eligible for the clinical rotation, students must successfully complete the course, submit to a thorough background check and drug screening and meet other requirements.
Upon successful completion of the CMA course, students would be eligible to sit for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) national examination. The tuition fee of $2,599 covers books and other supplies, but not the cost of taking the CCMA national exam.
For more information contact Doug Jones, Program Coordinator, DSLCC Workforce Solutions & Community Education, at (540) 863-2870 or email djones@dslcc.edu. | | | | | |
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