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MD
4 courses with the subject MD, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MD 101MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY I WITH ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY4.0
50 Hours - 12 Weeks This course is designed to introduce the student to the field of medical terms: origin, definition, practical use and common names. This course will provide the student with a complete study of the medical language, to establish the building blocks necessary for a better understanding of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology. This course will include linguistics of terms, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes. This course also provides the basics of anatomy and physiology. This is an introductory course.
50 Hours - 12 Weeks This course gives the student the opportunity to become familiar with medical documentation using an electronic medical record database and software. Students will simulate working in a medical center and rotate through various medical specialty units. Items covered include: creating, retrieving, and revising medical documents within EMR (Electronic Medical Record) software systems (SimChart).
– 50 hours - 12 Weeks This course provides a study of the skill development in the performance of a variety of blood collection methods using proper techniques and standard precautions. Includes vacuum collection devices, syringes, capillary skin puncture, butterfly needles and blood culture, and specimen collection on adults, children, and infants. Students will also learn urinalysis collection methods and point of care testing. Emphasis on infection prevention, patient identification, specimen labeling, quality assurance, specimen handling, processing, accessioning, professionalism, and ethics.
Total 210 12.0 *the listing of quarter credit hours is not meant to imply that credits can be transferred into other college or private career school programs. Determination of transfer credits are at the sole discretion of the receiving school. Industry Certifications: Students of the Phlebotomy Technician program will take the following certification examination through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT). Penn Commercial does not guarantee that students will pass these examinations. The fees for application and one attempt at the exam are included in the cost of the program. If a student should fail the exam, they are responsible for the associated cost for retesting. National Certified Phlebotomy Technician Examination (NCPT) 32
