Medical school training courses in El Paso, TX (public, in-house or online)

Medical Assistants have the advantages of working in the administrative (front office) or at the clinical (back office) areas.

Work with physicians, chiropractors, and other professionals in clinics, hospitals, and private offices. Additional skills include fundamentals of medical insurance with coding and medical transcription.

This course includes: Phlebotomy (the drawing of blood for medical purposes) and EKG technology (recording the heart in the investigation of heart diseas...

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The student will learn the skills and demonstrate competence in a variety of medical office procedures and laboratory techniques under the direct supervision of the physician. Is designed to prepare the student for an entry-level position as Medical Assistant and capable of filling a variety of entry-level positions, including clinical, administrative assistant and medical receptionist.

The students will also learn the beginning knowledge of the Conventions of Standard Written English. Th...

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This program is designed to teach graduates concepts and skills needed to provide accurate medical billing in a medical office, medical billing facility, or laboratory. Emphasis is placed on the skills needed to take the Certified Professional Coding (CPC) Examination. Graduates learn to assign codes to diagnoses and procedures in order to insure proper disbursement from insurance companies and government agencies. Additionally they will be able to use a universally recognized coding system and ...

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This program is designed to prepare graduates to gain skills in the areas of administrative clinical and laboratory procedures. Graduates learn to communicate and interact effectively with patients, and perform or assist in medical procedures. In addition they learn to perform CPR, take vital signs, basic nutrition and meal planning, and infection control measures. Students also learn phlebotomy, injections/medication administration, EKG’s, urinalysis, basic hematology.

Vista College’s Emergency Medical Technician course prepares students to be the first response of the emergency medical system. This includes all skills necessary for the individual to provide emergency medical care at a basic life support level with an ambulance service or other specialized service. Students who complete the less than 10-week program will be capable of performing the following functions at the minimum entry level:

Recognize the nature and seriousness of the patient&...

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