Career & Technical Education
Medical Careers

INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL OCCUPATIONS
STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THIS CLASS WILL HAVE PRIORITY REGISTRATION IN MEDICAL ASSISTANT - CLINICAL, MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING OR PHARMACY TECHNICIAN. This class is designed for students in pursuit of careers in medical health sciences courses such as Medical Assistant, Computerized Medical Insurance Billing, and Medical Insurance Coding. Integrated throughout the course are career preparation standards, which include basic medical terminology, academic skills, communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving, safety, technology, and other employment skills. Cost: $25 Reg. (Additional fee for book)

MEDICAL ASSISTANT - Clinical: Modules 1-3
Start a new and exciting career in the medical field as a Medical Assistant Clinical and learn the skills to work in a medical office or medical group. This class prepares you for employment in that field including patient care, office procedures and national certification. Please call for class availability. Cost: $25 Reg, $325 Lab per module.

MEDICAL ASSISTANT - Clinical Externship
160 Hours of on site, hands on clinical training to prepare for the national exam. Prerequisite: Passing of Medical Assistant - Clinical: modules 1-3. Please call for class availability. Cost: $25 Reg, $125 Lab.

Medical Assistant		Medical Assistant		Pharmacy Technician: Modules 1-3

MEDICAL INSURANCE BILLING AND CODING (18-week course)
This 18-week course gives students the knowledge and skills needed to successfully perform the duties of Medical Insurance Specialists. Students will use CPT 2008 ICD-9, HCPCS and Medisoft Version 14. Prerequisite: Medical Terminology and Anatomy - may be taken concurrently. Cost: $50 Reg, $25 Lab. (Additional fee for book)

	Section No.	Teacher	Dates	Days	Time	Location	Fee
	0641062	Collie-Corzine	9/13 - 1/27	M - Th	10:25 am - 12:25 pm	Cabrillo Lane	$50 + $25
	0640211	Grissom	9/13 - 1/28	M - F	10:10 am - 12:10 pm	Cuesta	$50 + $25
	0640216	Grissom	9/14 - 1/27	T/Th	6:00 pm - 9:10 pm	Cuesta	$50 + $25

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY AND ANATOMY (18-week course)
This 18 week class will benefit both the new Medical Terminology student, as well as the student with prior Medical Terminology education. The class starts with a review of medical word building and dividing medical terms into easily defined parts. After creating a foundation of basic word parts, anatomy and physiology of a different body system will be added every week. Current health issues, medical tests and procedures will also be covered. Students will learn to identify abbreviations for basic terms and procedures. Cost: $50 Reg. (Additional fee for book)

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN: Modules 1-3
Join the ever growing pharmaceutical field. This 3 quarter class prepares you to successfully attain training and qualifications to become an entry level Pharmacy Technician. Students will learn the basic concepts of Pharmacology, knowledge of practice settings, standards and ethics, State Board of Pharmacy laws and regulations, basic pharmacy calculations, drug dosages, forms, record keeping, labeling and customer service. Please call for class availability. Cost: $25 Reg, $325 Lab per module. (Additional fee for books, and uniform)

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN EXTERNSHIP
160 Hours of on site, hands on clinical training to prepare for the state exam. Prerequisite: Passing of Pharmacy Technician modules 1-3. Please call for class availabilityy. Cost: $25 Reg, $125 Lab.
CLASS OFFERED LATER IN THE YEAR.