Lifetime Learning instructors infuse a real-world lab format teaching style to enhance the overall student learning experience, boost understanding, and ensure retention. Lifetime Learning instructors work in the field as practicing professionals and have at least 7 years of experience. Many have teaching experience as well.
The Vocational ESL (VESL) Medical course content is designed for healthcare professionals, focusing on the mastery of medical terminology, understanding of vital signs, and effective patient care commands. It's a unique blend of language learning and healthcare education, ensuring professionals are equipped with the necessary skills to communicate accurately and efficiently, ensuring patient safety and quality care.
The Clinical Medical Assisting online certification course is designed to prepare students to function as professionals in multiple healthcare settings. Medical assistants with a clinical background perform various clinical tasks including assisting with the administration of medications and with minor procedures, performing an EKG electrocardiogram, obtaining laboratory specimens for testing, educating patients, and other related tasks. Job opportunities are prevalent with physician’s offices, clinics, chiropractor’s offices, hospitals and outpatient facilities. This online program prepares learners to assist physicians by performing functions related to the clinical aspects of a medical office. Instruction includes preparing patients for examination and treatment, routine laboratory procedures, pharmacology, taking and documenting vital signs, technical aspects of phlebotomy, the 12-lead EKG and the cardiac life cycle. The purpose of the Clinical Medical Assisting certification course is to prepare learners to assist physicians by performing functions related to the clinical aspects of a medical office.
High school diploma or GED is needed to sit for the certification exam.
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