Health Science specialty track credits can be satisfied by transfer credit, or through taking courses at Labouré College of Healthcare.
Students with current healthcare certifications may earn equivalency credits from their prior certification program, or choose from a selection of tracks at Labouré. Students who need to take these credits at Labouré College of Healthcare will choose from a selection of elective options and/or career specialty track options outlined here. Specialty track options include EKG, Generalist, Gerontology, Medical Administrative Assistant, and Phlebotomy and are described below.
Specialty Track Options:
EKG Technician Track - 7 credits
EKG stands for electrocardiogram. EKGs are recordings of electrical signals sent out by the heart. EKG technicians are healthcare professionals who administer non-invasive tests to assess the cardiovascular system of patients. The duties associated with EKG technicians include performing diagnostic tests on patients, blood pressure monitoring, patient preparation, appointment scheduling, and maintaining patient medical records.
This track prepares students for job placement in hospitals, physician offices, and more. Students study the anatomy and physiology of the heart, circulatory system, and conduction system in detail. The EKG, heart, circulation, and conduction must be covered with appropriate terminology and abbreviations with appropriate knowledge of equipment, proper lead placement, reading of EKG waves, arrhythmias and blocks, calculations, codes, and markings. Students learn by a combination of academic and practical application with a required completion of 10 EKG tracings in a laboratory setting.
Upon successful completion of the EKG technician course of study, students are eligible to sit for a national EKG certification exam.
Courses included in the EKG track are: HSC 1010 and EKG 1020
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Generalist Track - 9 credits
Please note: this is not a stand-alone certificate. You must complete the required courses within the associate of health science curriculum in addition to the following specialty track courses to complete the generalist pathway.
Courses included in the Generalist track are: SCI 2055, HSC 2050, and SCI 2065
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Gerontology Track - 9 credits
This track provides students with foundational concepts in aging and adult development and identify the many career opportunities in the field of gerontology. This contemporary curriculum begins by exploring healthy aging from bio-psycho-social perspectives and highlights the social determinant of health that affect an individual aging pathway. Students gain individual insight on their own aging and a vision of professional competencies needed to work with older adults. Exploring health disparities is critical to understanding risk factors that impact aging and a health equity goals will be introduced early in the program and explored in depth in the second course of the sequence. This track will also address the continuum of care that older adults navigate, from community dwelling to end of life care decisions. Special emphasis will be placed at the end of the track on funding sources available to older adults, as they encounter the continuum of care and the health care professional’s roles and responsibilities.
Courses included in the Gerontology track are: GER 1010, GER 1020, and GER 1030
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Medical Administrative Assistant Track - 9 credits
This track provides students with requisite knowledge and skills to perform in an area of administration. Medical administrative assistants play an important role in the patient's experience and are critical to medical offices and health care facilities. In addition to the required Health Science professional courses, this track rounds out the domains of eligibility to take the exam to become a Certified Medical Administrative Assistant.
Please note: this is not a stand-alone certificate. You must complete the required courses within the associate of health science curriculum in addition to the following courses to be eligible to take the certification examination.
Additional courses required in the Medical Administrative Assistant track are: HSC 2040, HSC 2045, and HSC 2060
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Phlebotomy Track - 9 credits
Phlebotomists are professional clinical team members within the healthcare system whose primary responsibility is to procure blood and other specimens for diagnostic testing.
This track prepares students for job placement in hospitals, physician offices, and more. Students are introduced to the clinical laboratory and phlebotomy with the exploration of how these areas contribute to the healthcare system, including: history of phlebotomy, hospital organization, legal and ethical concerns in healthcare, regulatory agencies and quality assurance, safety, infection control, and phlebotomy basics. Students learn by a combination of academic and practical applications and culminate their experience with a clinical practicum at a clinical affiliate.
Upon successful completion of the phlebotomy course of study, students are eligible to sit for the American Society of Clinical Pathology Phlebotomy Technician Certification Exam.
Courses included in the Phlebotomy track are: PHL 1010, PHL 1020, and PHL 1030
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