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Healthcare - Related<br />
LaGuardia offers an array of opportunities for those seeking a career in healthcare. Become an EMT, Paramedic, Spanish/English Healthcare Interpreter, Certified Clinical Medical<br />
Assistant, Pharmacy Technician or Dietary Manager. Find out about these courses and more. ND<br />
Pharmacy Technician<br />
For more information call (718) 482-7244.<br />
Pharmacy Technician Certification<br />
Preparation<br />
Develop the skills you need to work under a registered<br />
pharmacist and prepare for the Pharmacy Technician<br />
Certification Board (PTCB) exam. Offered in partnership<br />
<strong>with</strong> Condensed Curriculum International, Inc. Prerequisite:<br />
High school or equivalency diploma and passing<br />
of an online screening test. (Link to screening test:<br />
www.lagcc.cuny.edu/capp/pharmacy-technician-test/)<br />
ND<br />
Tues & Thurs Feb 21 - Apr 27 (20 sessions/70 hours)<br />
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm $1015 A05HLT001A<br />
Dietary Manager Program<br />
Are you interested in upgrading your skills in food service management?<br />
Would you like to become a Food Service Supervisor?<br />
Certified Dietary Managers are nationally recognized experts at managing dietary operations.<br />
The LaGuardia ACE Dietary Manager Program provides training for people already working in a<br />
healthcare food service facility to continue up the career ladder.<br />
To qualify for the Dietary Manager Program, you must:<br />
1. Have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate<br />
2. Be currently working in a food service department<br />
3. Have a registered dietitian who will act as your preceptor<br />
INFORMATION<br />
S E S S I O N<br />
Pharmacy Technician<br />
Thursday,<br />
January 19, 2017<br />
at 6:00 pm<br />
A05PHM000A<br />
For more information<br />
or to register, email<br />
aceprofessional@lagcc.<br />
cuny.edu. FREE!<br />
You’ve got questions.<br />
We’ve got answers.<br />
The program is presented in three modules: fall, winter and spring. Each module runs for 10 weeks<br />
and includes 40 hours of lecture plus 50 hours of supervised fieldwork at the work site. Upon<br />
successful completion of the program, you are eligible to sit for the certification examination.<br />
For more information call (718) 482-7244. ND<br />
Instructor: Patricia Harvey Slinger is the Director of Clinical Nutrition and Patient Services at New York<br />
Methodist Hospital. She has taught in LaGuardia’s Career and Professional Programs since 2002.<br />
NEW! Pharmacy Technician<br />
Certification Board (PTCB)<br />
Refresher<br />
Review the skills needed to enter the pharmacy field and take the<br />
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) exam <strong>with</strong> this comprehensive<br />
18-hour course. Topics include medical terminology specific<br />
to the pharmacy; reading and interpreting prescriptions; and<br />
defining drugs by generic and brand names. You will also review<br />
dosage calculations, I.V. flow rates, drug compounding, dose conversions,<br />
dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control and billing, and<br />
reimbursement. A review guide and test preparation questions will be<br />
included. Prerequisite: 70 Hour Pharmacy Technician Certification<br />
Preparation Course.<br />
Wed Feb 1 – Mar 15 (6 sessions/18 hours)<br />
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm $675 A05PHM001A<br />
Safety and Sanitation<br />
Study and apply safety and sanitation procedures in food production.<br />
Tue Jan 10- Mar 14 (10 sessions/42.5 hours)<br />
5:45 pm - 10:00 pm $385 A05DMG002A<br />
Quantity Food Production and Management<br />
Learn techniques used in quantity food production and management<br />
of food service operations.<br />
SPRING 2017<br />
Tue Apr 4 - Jun 6 (10 sessions/42.5 hours)<br />
5:45 pm - 10:00 pm $385 A05DMG003A<br />
Medical Nutrition and Therapy<br />
Explore nutrition management throughout the human life cycle.<br />
Instructor: Patricia Harvey Slinger is the Director of Clinical Nutrition and<br />
Patient Services at New York Methodist Hospital. She has taught in LaGuardia’s Career<br />
and Professional Programs since 2002.<br />
Pharmacy Technician / Dietary Manager Program<br />
FALL 2017<br />
Tue (10 sessions/42.5 hours)<br />
5:45 pm - 10:00 pm $385 A05DMG001A<br />
Phone: (718)482-7244 • E-Mail: acereg@lagcc.cuny.edu • www.laguardia.edu/acereg/ 13
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