Health Care Technologies
An exciting career awaits you in the cutting-edge world of health care. Our courses offer hands-on and laboratory training in current health care procedures to prepare you for fulfilling professions, which are always in demand.

Industry Overview
Health care is one of the largest industries in the country, with more than 11 million jobs, including the self-employed. About 13 percent of all wage and salary jobs created between 2000 and 2010 will be in health services. Nine out of 20 occupations projected to grow the fastest are concentrated in health services, and most jobs require less than 4 years of college education.

Combining medical technology and the human touch, the health care industry administers care around the clock, responding to the needs of millions of people—from newborns to the critically ill.

More than 469,000 establishments make up the health care industry; all vary greatly in terms of size, staffing patterns, and organizational structures. Two-thirds of all private health services establishments are offices of physicians or dentists. Although hospitals constitute less than 2 percent of all private health services establishments, they employ nearly 45 percent of the workers in the industry. [Industry Overview is condensed from U.S. Dept. of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 2003 Career Guide to Industries: www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm]

SLTATC Programs and Courses

Programs
Each of the programs in the Health Care Technologies Division is structured to prepare you for a vital and needed career. Each program is made up of one or more specialized courses which, when added together, will give you the specific skills you will need to succeed in the workforce. The educational content of each of our programs is carefully scrutinized by an advisory board made up of industry professionals and business leaders from the health care industry to make sure you will be learning the skills businesses want their employees to have.

		Programs:
		Certified Nursing Assistant				Medical Assistant
		Central Sterile Processing Technician				Medical Office Administration
		Clinical Laboratory Assistant				Pharmacy Technician
		Clinical Medical Assisting				Phlebotomy
		Medical Office Lab Technician				ECG Lab Technician

Courses
Individual courses within the Health Care Technologies Division may be taken separately or as part of a specific program. An individual class will give you a specific set of knowledge and skills. When taken as part of a program, a course becomes part of a comprehensive education designed to help you succeed in the workplace.

		Courses:
		Anatomy and Physiology				Med. Assist. Clinical Procedures III
		Admin. Medical Office Externship I				Med. Assistant Externship I
		Admin. Medical Office Externship II				Medical Law and Ethics
		Central Sterile Processing Technician				Medical Math
		Certified Nursing Assistant				Med. Off. Admin. Procedures I
		Certified Nursing Assistant Review				Med. Off. Admin. Procedures II
		Clinical Laboratory Assistant				Med. Off. Admin. Procedures III
		Clinicals/Internships/Externships				Medical Terminology
		ESL for Health Care Technologies				Pharmacology for the Medical Assist.
		First Aid/CPR				Pharmacy Technician
		Med. Assist. Clinical Procedures I				Psychology for Health Care Prof.
		Med. Assist. Clinical Procedures II				Records Management

More Information
Because the Health Care industry is continually evolving and changing, programs and courses at the SLTATC are constantly evolving and improving so that you receive the best and most current training. Please see the individual program and course pages for the latest information.