Today's graduate must be a professional capable of applying his/her technical knowledge and innate problem solving skills in the high-tech work place. A successful graduate must constantly update his/her knowledge to keep abreast of the rapidly changing technology in his or her field. With these needs in mind, Allied Health Careers offers Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting, and Pharmacy Technician programs designed to prepare students who enjoy helping other people, desire to work in a professional and respected field, and are committed to a career in which their knowledge and services are increasing in demand.

Medical Assisting
This program is designed for the individual who wants the academic knowledge and clinical skills required to competently assist doctors in their offices or other health care settings. A medical assistant’s daily duties are both varied and significant. Students may assist with examining room preparation, take vital signs, administer injections, and take patient histories. The field is intended for the individual who has the ability, desire, and pride to support the essential health care responsibilities delegated by the doctor.

Dental Assisting
This program is designed for the person who enjoys the challenge and responsibility of assisting dentists in their offices or other health care settings and wants the academic knowledge and clinical skills to be able to do so. Dental assistants are involved in a large number of activities in the dental field. The graduate might be in charge of preparing instrument trays, instructing patients on proper oral hygiene and post treatment care, maintaining practice records and supplies, and assisting in chair side procedures. Alternately, a graduate could opt to be more involved in the business office functions, or assist in dental lab activities. The field is intended for the individual who has the ability, desire, and pride to support the essential health care responsibilities delegated by the dentist.

Pharmacy Technician
The Pharmacy Technician program is designed to equip students with the skills to provide medication to patients and perform almost every function in the pharmacy. Students will receive instruction in handling prescriptions, answering telephones, pharmacy and medical office administration, taking refill requests, and operating health care information systems. The pharmacy technician graduate will be qualified for entry-level employment in retail pharmacies, various hospitals, and mail-order pharmacies.

Personal Fitness Training
The objectives of the Personal Fitness Trainer program are to provide the graduates with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to qualify for personal trainer positions in gyms, fitness centers, private studios, corporate wellness programs, or begin their own personal fitness training business. The program is designed to provide a combination of academic theory via business, anatomy, and physiology courses and technical skills through the technical courses to provide graduates with skills to competently work in the fitness and wellness field. Students will learn exercise programming, interpersonal communication, marketing, exercise program design, weight loss program design, and business related skills. Completion of the Personal Fitness Trainer Program is acknowledged by the awarding of a diploma.

Institutional Philosophy and Purpose
The philosophy of Allied Health Careers is to provide a unique, personalized learning environment that encourages successful performance and program completion by each student.

1. Provide the hands-on training necessary to prepare students for entry-level positions.
2. Encourage a sense of commitment, responsibility, and self-motivation so that each student entering the work place will have the "personal strengths" to accompany their technical and problem solving skills.
3. Maintain an atmosphere of professionalism, thereby setting a standard and creating an environment for students to emulate.
4. Ensure that each student enjoys time and space within the classroom setting, so that each student will have an opportunity to perform and participate under the direct supervision of a qualified instructor.

f you’d like more information about getting career training as a Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting, and Pharmacy Technician, just fill out this request form and we’ll contact you with details about Allied Health Careers and our training programs. We look forward to hearing from you!