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ÀY j B, 2004
T he C lackamas P rint • 3
Start a new career by next spring term
enter the workforce after just three
terms.
The Clinical Lab Assistant pro
gram (CLA) requires students to
earn 45 credits in classes like CLA
Skills I, II and III, Introduction to
Healthcare
and
Laboratory
Administrative Skills. Students per
form lab testing, practice quality
control and learn how to collect and
process a variety of specimens.
“We’re- such a new program;
people don’t even know that we’re
here,” said Helen Wand/CLA pro
gram director, “At this point, we
■ Cyndee Mady
don’t, even have - an interview
Co E ditor - in -C hief
process.”
Oregon recently became the
There arc various options avail-
le to CCC students who want to fourth state to house the CLA pro
pend less time in school and gram in the company of Texas,
>rc time earning a decent living at Minnesota and Massachusetts.
“There is a shortage of clinical
me thing worthwhile; two such
:»grams are the Clinical 1 .ab laboratory scientists (four-year
Assistant
and degree) and medical technologists
Medical Assistant (two-year degree)/ so what the
|CLA| program is doing is support
programs—both
of which provide ing that group of people, just like
an opportunity to the medical assistants are now sup
porting the RNs
and .LPNs,” Wand
said.
The
Medical
Assistant program
(MA) requires 51
credits in classes like
Medical Insurance
Billing,
and
Introduction
to
Medications
and
of
Fundamentals
H u m a n
Development.
“They’re actual
ly in a |hospital| set-
ting—they’ve got
the equipment on
the walls and a sim
ulated patient that
we can create dif
ferent
scenarios
with” said Karen
CYNDEE MADY C lackamas P rint Stopper, lead MA
instructor. “We do
mulated patients like Ken are pro-
a lot of role playing
ammed with realistic symptoms for
and prioritizing.”
Classes common
edical Assistant students to assess.
'CC’s Clinical Lab
fcwtZ Medical
Assistant Programs
provide fast
training for
tudents wanting a
^career in the
medical industry
CYNDEE MADY C lackamas P rint
Clinical Lab Assistant students Karen Palmer (LEFT) and Cindi Woodard detect levels of
bacterial growth during gram stain testing. Based on their findings, Woodard said she
may never drink Snappie again.
to
both
programs
include: see a task to its completion in a
Introduction to Human Biology,. timely manner.
Human Relations, Phlebotomy,
“We do a lot of tasks and we
Practicum,
Basic
Speech, need to get results. It is extremely
Occupational
Writing
and important that students have good
Communication.
In addition, attention skills because they need
externships allow students to to focus,” she said. “It’s also help
apply the skills they’ve learned in a ful if they can get along with other
people, because they will work
professional setting.
CLA and MA programs Can closely with a lot of different types
only hold 24 students per year on a of personalities.”
MAs, on the other hand, work
first-come basis. A placement test
to assess reading, writing and arith closely with patients and must be
metic skills must be taken prior to attuned to their patients’ needs.
“|We are looking for] a person
acceptance into either program.
Once .accepted, successful com that has a desire and ability to com
pletion depends in part on the stu municate. There is a lot of patient
dents’ ability to multitask, pay listening and patient education, so
attention to detail and their level of we need to hear what the patient is
dexterity.
telling us,” said Stopper. “It’s not
According to Wand, the CLA just what they’re saying; it’s what
program needs people who can they arc not saying. |MAs| need to
Making strides against breast cancer
There is
When: Sunday.
still time to
represent
Where: Portland
CCC in the
walk against
breast cancer.
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listen with their hearts.”
Advisory boards made Up of
instructors, present and former stu
dents and medical professionals
provide community support for
both programs, keeping them up-
to-date on current needs in order to
help prepare students for hire.
“We arc a community college
and we take that term very serious
ly because we arc taking our stu
dents and providing workers to our
healthcare
community,”
said
Stopper.
Students interested in cither pro
gram should contact. Helen Wand
(CLA) at ext. 5055 or Karen
Stopper (MA) at ext. 2219 to initiate
the application process, as space is
limited. Information can also be
obtained online at http://depts.
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