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MA Certificate
Short MA Options
Health Care Assistant Preparation
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This certificate is intended for current employees in the medical field only. Nine hundred hours of formal education at the post-secondary level must be completed including the following courses to qualify for HCA levels A, C & E.
Prerequisites: Courses must be within the last ten years or COMPASS test is required. Contact Testing Center.
MATH100 - Math for Health Careers.
ENGL&230 - Technical Writing.
IT101 - Software Applications.
Applicant should have oral English skills sufficient to communicate accurately with others in the medical field.

Non-modular courses required for the program:
   AMA170 through AMA181 - A&P/Terminology/Pathology 1-12 (12 modules totaling 13 credits).
HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT PREPARATION PROGRAM
Course Credits
Required    
Course description opens in new window.AHM117 - Introduction to Lab and Clinical Safety 1
Course description opens in new window.AMA103 - Ethical Concepts 1
Course description opens in new window.AMA109 - Pharmacology 1
Course description opens in new window.AMA115 - HIV/AIDS 1
Course description opens in new window.AMA250 - Medication Calculations and Administration 2
Course description opens in new window.AMA252 - Phlebotomy 2
Course description opens in new window.AMA255 - Basic Microbiology 1
Total   9

Effective Fall 2006




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