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.