Show j p Medical Assisting Program Moves to New Facility r r k k v k r. r By Sharlee Simmons An open house will be held from V 1200 noon to pm p.m. on 1 Thursday June 2 1988 to introduce introduce intro- intro I duce Salt Lake Community ColI Colleges College's Col- Col i I leges lege's s new medical assistant teaching teaching teach- teach ing facility The open house will be at the new facility located in the lower level of the Construction Trades building CT where the dent dental denial den den- t tal ial assisting program was formerly taught r w ww facilities crew remodeled remodel remodel- w r- r. r ed the area to fit the the needs needs of the medical assistant program The facility includes two labs two classrooms classrooms class class- rooms an examination room with an EKG machine and a reception area y Instructor Louise Thomas C is pleased with the new location She indicated that the students are able to perform more practical work in a realistic setting We can have several different procedures going on at one time Some students can be performing laboratory laboratory laboratory labora labora- tory procedures in one lab while others are practicing blood r p pressure ure techniques es a and d physical physic l examinations in the other n- n F i i i it a r t f 1 L r f t f n j A f JA J- J t U t j I rt r 4 I q n s j Y f y r i. i f ft 1 N 3 i F L l t l Pf 1 f. f 1 j K 3 ry o x y Photo by Sharlee Simmons Students check blood pressure in mock exam room of new Medical Assistant te teaching Ching facility CT lab and the exam room She added added added add add- ed that front office skills such as billing and scheduling are performed perform perform- ed in the reception area and there is also a room where dictation transcription and typing of insurance insurance insurance ance forms takes place Thomas believes that the new facility improves improves improves im im- im- im both te indi proves teaching and learning conditions Students were positive about the change in location as well Becky gave the new new facility an excellent rating while another student Teresa C in indicated indicated indicated in- in that the surroundings make you feel like you Pare are practicing in inan inan inan an a actual doctor office or clinic indi t that the training train- train T ing facility i is gr great Cf for Tor r the present f. f N Sv ao v t Z s sM i V M V 4 Photo By Sharlee tons Sim Medical Assisting students performing I lab b work in new facility Open house June 2 1988 program V however she believes that with the increased interest in inthe inthe inthe the growing medi medical al assistant field the program may need even more room in the future may be right During the past year the medical medic l assistant program has grown so rapidly that three instructors instructors- Jane instructors Jane Anselmo Anselmo- Jana Tucker and L Lee e Brimhall were added to the faculty Anselmo and Tucker teach rr medical medi medical edi cal assisting courses Lee Brimhall teaches medical s secretary classes classes' which are an integral part of the medical assistant program Courses in nurses aid and med medical cal clerk will also be taught at the new facility For information on these courses call |