Show i r M Medical ed cal Ass Assistant stan t Pro Program V gram to t w Being Offered At If you want to be on the cutting edge dge of one of Americas America's fastest growing st-grO st i g professions professions' check out the medical assistant program being offered at Utah Technical Colleg Salt College Lake According to the u US U.S. S. S Department of Labor at least were employed in medical a and d dental a assisting occupations in 1980 says say Louise Thomas course instructor Steady growth in the tte occupation is anticipated because of ofa ofa a gro growing ing an and ag aging ng pop population she h adds d l i indicating l the h fields fields field's J ranked t L. L v fount tt the the future 10 M MV v l t V V We W plan to keep classes small so We we can can make it much much more more practical cal in a a V oriented hands class class- Ms Thomas Utah's first certified medical assistant emphasizes A medical assistant is trained to spec specifically work in a physicians physician's offic office to do anything from front to back that he needs Th That t refers to type office-type duties to more oriented medically-oriented activities she e explains plains v Theres quite a lot more to it than being a secretary she continues That can mean assisting in minor surgeries for a cut h hand nd for instance to injections for strep throat Armed with more than 18 years' years experience as an i instructor in sim similar lar programs in the area plus clinical experience in hospitals and large clinics t Ms Thomas has a lot of hand first-hand experience V Nurses work in hospitals but doctors spend more moret time in their offices than the hospital she continues Medical assistants are an essential part of oCa a a doctors doctor's practice in the off office ice Physicians can no longer afford to disrupt their practices by taking time to j i train medical assistants she explains A well trained medical assistant assistant- can T reduce incidents of malpractice claims to boot she she adds i They are th the first and last person seen by patients in doctors' doctors offices Future business may depend on the impressions made by the medical medical assistant Ms Thomas says Among Amone the variety of skills those taking the classes will gain ai are lab skills including or blood work complete blood count finger puncture V and a complete urinalysis clinical skills from instrument identification to r r surgical ups set-ups first aid and CPR certifications to bandaging ray x-ray x identification cation and injection administration V On top of that office and ancl administrative tive sk skills gained will include medical V V records records management and medical transcription to typing filing and word j i processing 1 t tIn In the first quarter students will study medical terminology anatomy 1 T including a two hour lab and nd intermediate typing Classes will be offered daily dally with m medical terminology gy from am a.m. t anatomy 1120 am a.m. and intermediate type 1230 1230 pm p.m. J Further information available is by calling or t |