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This comprehensive 180-hour program prepares students to proficiently function as phlebotomy technicians and to pass the certification exam. The course includes 60 classroom and laboratory hours, and 120 clinical externship hours. Important practice and background information on anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system and other body systems are covered. Medical terminology, disease processes, ethics and legal aspects of patient contact are also covered. Additionally, students will perform hands on skills to include; introduction to the function and proper use of various needles, tubes and other specimen collection devices.
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Heritage Health Career Center
Heritage Health Career Center is a healthcare career training institution in Albany, Georgia. Its occupational fields include Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, and Phlebotomy Technician Program training, with additional workshops and an Online Phlebotomy Technician Program listed among its offerings. The Medical Assistant Program combines classroom and laboratory training with a clinical externship and leads to a certificate. The Phlebotomy Technician Program prepares students to function as phlebotomy technicians and take a certification examination. The Certified Nursing Assistant Program provides training required by the State of Georgia for nursing assistant certification. The institution also lists Pharmacy Tech Workshop and Phlebotomy Workshop offerings.