APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR 皇冠体育官网CM PROGRAMS IS MARCH 1
Individuals interested in becoming an occupational therapy assistant, 外科技师, 兽医技术员, or 医疗 lab technician have until March 1, 2013 to apply for enrollment in these programs through Southeastern Illinois College and the Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market (皇冠体育官网CM).
凯丽·马奥尼说, career and technical education activity coordinator at Southeastern, placement of successful applicants for the 2013 fall semester is limited, and she urges anyone wanting to pursue a career in one of these four certified programs to apply by the March 1 deadline.
的 occupational therapy assistant program, 或在线旅行社, trains students to help patients regain mobility, 独立, and strength lost due to disease, 受伤, 或者其他残疾. Students develop entry-level skills necessary to provide services to persons of all ages who have experienced loss of function because of physical, 神经系统, 社会/情感, 认知, 或者发育性残疾.
OTA是两年的, associate in applied science degree program and offers career opportunities in hospitals, 诊所, 康复设施, 特殊车间, 学校, 营地, 房屋, 医生的办公室, 社区项目, 私人执业.
皇冠体育官网CM的 外科技术项目 prepares students to be part of a surgical team comprised of physicians, 护士, 以及其他外科人员. Students acquire entry-level skills necessary to assist in operations, including preparation of patients, operating rooms for scheduled and emergency surgery, 以及仪器设备.
Duties also include operating certain surgical equipment, 保存手术记录, and assisting in post-operative procedures.
Surgical technology is a one-year certificate program that helps graduates find employment in hospitals, 医生的办公室, 门诊护理中心, 流动外科中心, and transplant and specialist 诊所.
的 医疗 lab technology program gives students the technical skills required to perform routine procedures in hematology, 血清学, 凝固, 临床微生物学, 临床化学, 血液银行, 验尿, 静脉穿刺, 质量控制.
Graduates of this associate in applied science degree program find jobs in hospitals, 诊所, 熟练的护理设施, health maintenance organizations, 独立医学实验室, 血库, 以及政府机构.
For individuals interested in a career in animal health care, 皇冠体育官网CM的 veterinary technology program provides entry-level training in the administrative and technical aspects of medicine and surgery associated with small, 大, 异国情调的, 实验动物.
Students learn how to assist veterinarians in their diagnosis and treatment of 医疗 conditions and diseases affecting animals and to perform certain 医疗 tests, 包括验尿, 血细胞计数, 组织样本.
Upon completion of the program, students are qualified to administer medications and vaccines, obtain and record case histories and physical exams, advise and educate animal owners in nutrition and animal health, 阅读并填写处方, assist in administration of anesthesia, 进行牙齿预防, 收集标本, perform laboratory procedures, expose and develop radiographs, 并协助诊断, 医疗, 还有外科手术.
Veterinary technology is a two-year associate in applied science degree program. Major employers of 兽医技术员s are veterinarians, animal 诊所, and animal hospitals.
艾米·墨菲, interim director of nursing and allied health at 皇冠体育官网, feels the college’s partnership with 皇冠体育官网CM gives students from Southeastern’s district a rich variety of career choices in health care.
“的 allied health programs offered by 皇冠体育官网CM provide wonderful and numerous opportunities for employment and fulfilling careers,墨菲说。. “的 faculty and directors of the programs are dedicated to the success of their graduates. Completion of any of these programs provides excellent employment opportunities, as well as the potential for future educational growth.”
皇冠体育官网CM is a consortium of the four southern-most community colleges in Illinois, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and Edwardsville, 卡斯卡斯基亚学院. 的 alliance exists to meet a number of educational needs common to the region, particularly in the area of health care.
Application packets and additional information about the above programs are available by calling an 皇冠体育官网 recruiter at 618-252-5400, ext. 2245 or 2325.
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