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   Medical Specialties
   Associate of Occupational Studies Degree
 


An Occupational Associate's Degree in Medical Specialties offers diverse clinical and administrative courses, allowing graduates to consider a variety of entry-level healthcare employment opportunities.

You will learn all of the following in one program:

  • Medical Assisting
  • X-Ray (limited scope)
  • Laboratory Technician
  • EMT (check at your campus)



  • Medical Coding and Billing
  • Pharmacy Technician
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Rehabilitation Assisting
  • Phlebotomy
  • Massage Therapy

Medical Specialists are in great demand in doctors' offices, hospitals, laboratories, and health centers in all geographic areas. You will have many opportunities as a Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Lab Assistant, EKG Technician, or Phlebotomist. You may decide to work for a surgeon, pediatrician, or general practitioner in a private office, hospital, or diagnostic laboratory. Pharmacy Technicians work in hospitals and retail pharmacies assisting pharmacists. Pharmacy Technicians have expertise in drugs and dosages, ordering, receiving, stocking, dispensing, calculating, and pricing. Computer skills are also necessary, and they are an integral part of our training program.

Programs prepare students for possible certifications/licensure* in
Certified Nursing Assistant-License; NCICS-Billing and Coding; NCPT Phlebotomy Technician; Surgical Technologist; EMT; NCET-ECG Technician; Pharmacy Technician-License; RPT Radiology Practical Technician-License (Limited Scope X-Ray); Lab Technician and more.

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*Certification/licensure may require additional study and cost, and additional software may be needed.

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