Access Training

Access Training’s ADVANCE PHLEBOTOMY program in Jackson, Mississippi, trains students to work as phlebotomists in medical facilities, hospitals, laboratories, and other healthcare settings. The program prepares graduates to sit for the National Health Career Association Examination. This specialized certificate-training program covers safe blood collection and specimen handling, including venipuncture and capillary puncture, along with patient care, communication, and time management. Training includes classroom coursework, laboratory procedures, volunteer services, professional conduct and externship orientation, an externship, and certification review. The program runs for 10 weeks. Admission requirements are not stated in the available program information.

Access Training's Pharmacy Technician program in Jackson, Mississippi, prepares students to support licensed pharmacists with counter dispensing operations, prescription preparation, and patient communication. The program leads to eligibility to sit for the certification exam administered by PCTB. It is delivered in a 13-week format and includes 309 clock hours of instruction, including a pharmacy externship. Coursework covers medical terminology, pharmacology, pharmacy law and ethics, nonprescription drugs and devices, pharmacy math and calculations, pharmacy management, professional conduct, and review. The curriculum is intended to prepare graduates for entry-level pharmacy technician positions in hospitals, retail pharmacies, home health care, nursing homes, clinics, and mail-order prescription companies. Admission prerequisites are not specified in the available program information.

Access Training’s NURSING ASSISTING (DAYS) program in Jackson, Mississippi, trains students in direct patient care through classroom instruction, laboratory practice, and clinical training. The program prepares students to sit for the Mississippi Nurse Aide Exam and supports work in ambulatory settings, hospitals, nursing homes, and home health care. Delivered through classroom, laboratory, and clinical experiences, the program runs for six weeks and includes theory, laboratory procedures, volunteer services, professional services and orientation, an externship, and certification review. Before clinical training, students must provide proof of CPR certification and a current tuberculosis test. Coursework covers patient care, safety, hygiene, vital signs, transfers, ambulation, positioning, nutrition, hydration, and care for cognitively impaired patients.

At a glance

• Format: In person
• Leads to: Mississippi Nurse Aide Exam

This program of study is designed to train students in the profession of Dental Assisting.  Graduates will be able to find employment in dental offices, HMO clinics, public health institutions, dental supply companies, military dental facilities, and dental school clinic affiliates requiring the skills of a trained dental assistant.

 

This specialized certificate training program will focus on the primary role of the dental assistant.  Our goal is to train students to prepare patients for dental treatment, sterilize dental materials, perform laboratory duties, execute infection control and universal precaution techniques, maintain inventory, and perform receptionist/front office duties.   Dental assistants play a key role in the dental healthcare of patients; the student will become knowledgeable of dental patient care, how to seat the patient and explain his or her treatments and dismissal when the procedure is complete.

Access Training’s Electrocardiogram Technician program in Jackson, Mississippi, introduces students to electrocardiogram strips, wave theory, lead placement, and related components. The curriculum includes electrocardiogram theory and laboratory study, volunteer services, professional conduct and externship orientation, an electrocardiogram externship, and certification review. The program runs for nine weeks and includes 147 total hours of coursework and related training. Its curriculum combines classroom-based theory, laboratory instruction, professional preparation, and an externship experience. No admission requirements are stated in the available program information.