The Certified Medical Assistant Program will educate multi-skilled professionals specifically to work in ambulatory settings performing administrative and clinical duties. The program’s graduates will have a mastery of a complex body of knowledge and specialized skills acquired from both formal education and practical experience providing competence to serve as standards for entry into the profession. By completing the program and achieving certification, the medical assistant program graduate will be prepared to directly influence the public’s health and well-being.
Nursing care is concerned with the basic needs of individuals related to physical, mental, social, spiritual, developmental, and cultural areas of their life. The Certified Nursing Assistant with appropriate education and clinical experience is capable of giving whole person nursing care under the supervision and delegation of the registered professional nurse in task which support nursing practice.
Pharmacy technicians assist and support licensed pharmacists in providing health care and medications to patients. Pharmacy technicians must have a broad knowledge of pharmacy practice and be skilled in the techniques required to order, stock, package, compound, and otherwise prepare medications. Pharmacy technicians are responsible for assisting the pharmacist, processing prescriptions, entering patient data into a computer and preparing some medications.
Surgical technicians are able to function within the sterile environment of the operating room assisting surgeons during surgical procedures. They work as members of the health care team alongside physicians, surgeons, registered nursing, and other healthcare workers. They prepare and maintain medical equipment for surgical procedures, follow hospital regulations and industry procedures to tend to the patient during pre-operation procedures.
We train community health workers to foster and sustain health in their communities. Students receive training in individual and community capacity building, health promotion and disease prevention, cultural mediation, advocacy, home visitation skills, and more. The Academy provides ongoing support and mentorship to build professional and workforce capacity.
Students will earn college credit by taking courses imbedded in each program, such as Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, Introductory Medical Anthropology, and Medical Terminology. Please call 855-558-1100 or email sanmanuelgatewaycollege@llu.edu with questions or for more information.
For Jessica, the environment at San Manuel Gateway College is like a small taste of heaven. “This is my happy place,” Lopez said. She notes that many of her classmates feel the same way.
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