Pima Medical Institute

Pima Medical Institute worked with employers to find out the skills they are looking for in a 21st-century medical administrative assistant. Our course curriculum incorporates software technologies to provide students with the Microsoft Office suite and writing skills essential to success in the field. Pima Medical Institute's Medical Administrative Assistant program gives you a good base in administrative skills and medical terminology, as well as an introduction to hospital and laboratory procedures. At Pima, you will be trained in skills needed for working within electronic health records; verifying medical insurance; performing basic medical billing and coding tasks; preparing correspondence; assisting physicians with reports, articles and conference proceedings; bookkeeping and banking procedures; answering phones; triaging appointments; and filing.

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Students in Pima Medical Institute’s Diagnostic Medical Sonography program receive information related to anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, ultrasound scanning techniques and protocols, the sonographer’s scope of practice, medical terminology, patient care, medical communications, and professional medical ethics.

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At Pima Medical Institute’s Denver and Colorado Springs campuses, we offer the Expanded Duties Dental Assistant (EDDA) training program. The EDDA program teaches the expanded duties, techniques, procedures and different applications which will prepare you for advanced dental assistant employment. The coursework involves approximately 12 weeks of training.

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Pima Medical Institute's Medical Assistant program will teach you to assist physicians in the examination and treatment of patients, as well as perform routine office tasks. Pima medical assistants are trained to collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises, dispose of contaminated supplies and sterilize medical instruments. Medical assistant training also includes how to instruct patients about medications and special diets; prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician; authorize drug refills as directed; telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy; draw blood and give injections; prepare patients for X-rays; take electrocardiograms; remove sutures; and change dressings. You will learn how to put patients at ease and interpret a physician's instruction correctly and efficiently.

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As a veterinary assistant student at Pima Medical Institute, your education and training will include learning the important skills that will prepare you for an entry-level position, from animal emergency medicine and lab procedures to nursing skills and more, with a special emphasis on small animal techniques. Pima's Veterinary Assistant training program will instruct you how to properly clean and disinfect cages and work areas, sterilize lab and surgical equipment, provide routine post-operative care, administer medication orally or topically and prepare samples for lab examination, under supervision.

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As a student in Pima Medical Institute's Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aid program, you will be instructed on a broad range of subjects, including infection control, communication and interpersonal skills, safety and emergency procedures, personal care skills, psychosocial needs, basic restorative services and skills, basic nursing skills, quality improvement and more.

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Through Pima Medical Institute's Occupational Therapy Assistant program, you'll acquire the necessary skills for a solid entry-level position as an occupational therapy assistant. Our coursework focuses on medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, growth and development, kinesiology and occupational therapy for mental and physical health.

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Pima Medical Institute’s Veterinary Technician program will prepare you for success in this rewarding field. The program includes courses that offer in-depth study in nursing skills, laboratory procedures, equine medicine and nursing, and livestock animals, as well as lab animal and exotic animal medicine. And, the first sequence of courses will be taught in a hybrid learning system – a unique mix of online and classroom work that will serve as a solid foundation for the rest of your education.

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As a student in the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Pima Medical Institute, you'll learn techniques that will help improve mobility, relieve pain and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease.

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The nursing program at Pima Medical Institute will prepare you to succeed in the rewarding field of health care. Throughout your training, you will develop the personal traits and professional skills needed to perform as competent entry-level registered nurses. The nursing program provides you with the knowledge of anatomy and physiology, growth and development, pharmacology, nutrition, nursing theory and skills for patient care across the life span.

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When you become a respiratory therapy student at Pima Medical Institute, you'll develop professional skills in advanced respiratory care techniques, including neonatal and adult special care procedures, general and advanced pharmacology, cardiopulmonary disease, patient assessment and therapeutics.

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