Programs Descriptions, PowerPoint Presentation and Policy Changes:

Fall 08 – September 08 thru January 09 Semester Policy Changes

             Effective September 2008, the following changes will be added to the existing requirements and regulations.

 1.  Early morning classes (6am) will not be available.

 2.  All students must take Practicum the first term they attend the Health Training Center (HTC).  Students can test out by taking a short quiz at one of their first classes.  The 12 minute exam is usually given at the first Practicum class.

 3.  If you are taking Phlebotomy or Cardio-Phlebotomy, you would take Phlebotomy and the Practicum the first term you are at the HTC.  You may add other classes to these two during the first or second term in the following order, add:  EKG, Medical Terminology, or Clinical Medical Assisting Techniques.  If doing the Medical Assistant Certificate in 2 or more terms, start with Phlebotomy and the Practicum, then add Medical Terminology, then EKG and finally Clinical Medical Assisting Techniques.

 4.  The Medical Terminology course is required for all Medical Assistant Certificate students who begin taking classes after September 1, 2008.  It will continue to be required for Medical Billing and Coding students.

 5.  If you are taking the Phlebotomy or Clinical Medical Assisting Techniques classes, 2 hours each week are set aside for supervised study, tutoring and for small study groups and review groups.  Teachers in both of these courses can assist you with any course they are able to tutor you in, not just the course you are taking.

 6.  All classes last 15 weeks.

 7.  Medical Terminology meets 3 hours per week, Practicum is 2.5 hours each week and EKG is 2 hours per week.

 8.  The Medical Billing and Coding course may be added to the Medical Assistant Certificate to obtain a dual major.  This would require a minimum of 2 terms to complete and would require either 2 separate Internships (160 hours for Medical Assisting and 120 hours for Medical Billing & Coding) or 1 combined Internship for 280 hours.

 9.  When signing up for the 5 courses in the Medial Assistant Certificate in one term, or when combining the Medical Assistant and Medical Insurance Billing and Coding Certificates for a dual major, you must speak (call 888.868.2111 ext# 101) with a HTC advisor before submitting a Registration Form.

 10. It is not possible to do the whole Medical Assistant Certificate in 1 term at night or on the weekends, unless someone takes at least 1 course during the mornings or on weekends if they are taking most of the classes at night, or test out of 1 or more.  If a student is doing weekend classes they’d have to test out or take at least 1 course at night or during the day.  Most importantly, most people taking classes at night or weekends most likely should not be doing all 5 courses in 1 term because they are working or have family responsibilities, which probably means they don’t have time to study as well as take 4 or 5 classes in 1 term.

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