CAPITAL AREA CAREER CENTER
Our mission is to provide students with the essential knowledge, skills, and work
habits to excel in their careers and future learning.
Course
Medical Technology Careers
National Career Cluster:
Michigan Career Pathway:
Health Sciences Pathway
Health Sciences
Instructor(s)
Nancy Bracke, RN, MA
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Contact Information
517-244-1347
E-mail: nbracke@inghamisd.org
Types of Credit
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Registered Nurse
Occupational Education Teaching Certification
Certified American Heart Association BLS
Instructor and Certified Phlebotomy Instructor
Fourth year math credit
Fourth year science credit
Elective Credit: Recommended by CACC; awarded
by
sending school
Michigan Merit Curriculum: Visual Performing and
Applied Arts (VPAA), one full credit
On-line credit
Articulation Agreements
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Lansing Community College:
 4 credits in Medical Terminology
 3 credits in Intro to Health Professions
 2 credits in Phlebotomy
 1 credit Employability
• Davenport University – up to 38 credits
• Baker College: 4 credits in Medical Terminology
Special Requirements/Program Prerequisites
 9th grade (minimum) reading and math levels
 Ability to read, understand, & apply technical
information
 Basic keyboarding and word processing skills
(Windows)
 Good attendance and attitude
 Good communication skills
 Ability to work well in teams and individually
 Attention to detail
 Troubleshooting skills
 Good communication skills
 Ability to work well in teams and individually
 Background in Biological Sciences
 Transportation for Work-Based Learning (second year
students)
Medical Technology Careers
Credentials
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Medical Technology Careers is a 1-2 year program that provides students with
knowledge and skills to be applied in a variety of professional healthcare settings
through a second year Work-Based Learning component.
Medical Technology Careers
Course Topics (Year 1)
• Identify Classroom Rules and Procedures
• Understanding Health Care Today
• Describe Qualities And Characteristics Of Health Care Worker
• Demonstrate Safety
• Career Exploration
• Demonstrate Math Foundation Skills (Pre-Test)
• Understand Medical Ethics/Legal Issues
• Read and Understand Written Materials
• Complete A Writing Journal
• Promote Teamwork and Communication
• Answer Telephone and Take Messages
• Learn Areas of Medical Practice
• Introduction to Medical Terminology
• Describe Body Organization
• Maintain Asepsis
• Learn Cardiovascular System
• Learn Circulatory System
• Learn Respiratory System
• Position Client
• Learn Skeletal System
• Transporting/Transferring/Ambulating
• Learn Digestive System
• Perform Assessment
• Learn the Urinary System
• Learn the Male and Female Reproductive System
• Demonstrate BLS for Healthcare Providers
• Apply Introductory Computer Skills
• Filing
• Medical Office Pre-Employment Skills
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Medical Technology Careers
Course Topics (Year 2)
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CAREERS CORE - YEAR 2, SEMESTER 1
Project paper: use resources to create (2) occupational flip charts
Professional Occupational Journal Review
Review - Infection Control Procedures
 Use chemical disinfectant
 Clean soiled instruments
 Care for disp. hypodermic needles/ syringes/ knife/ blades
 Package instruments for steam sterilization
 Sterilize instruments in autoclave
Review Vital Signs Assessment
Medical Terminology
 Pronounce/spell/analyze terms using combining forms/prefixes/suffixes
 Pronounce/spell/analyze new terms related to body organization
 Pronounce/spell/analyze terms containing diagnosis/procedural suffixes
 Pronounce/spell/analyze medical terms containing prefixes
 Learn medical specialists and decipher case reports
Demonstrate telephone skills
 Take information over the phone
 Give information over the phone
 Screen telephone calls & determine nature of call
 Interrupt and re-establish telephone calls
 Triage by telephone
Demonstrate patient reception procedures
 Use medical records form to collect a data base
Schedule appointments using correct procedures
 Schedule a patient appointment
 Change a patient appointment
 Schedule a hospital medical admission
 Schedule a hospital surgical admission
 Change a surgical admission by telephone
 Schedule an x-ray and laboratory exam
 Receive a laboratory report by telephone
Demonstrate preparation for a physical exam
 Set the exam room up for a complete physical
 Instruct the patient to prepare for the exam
 Instruct a patient to collect a CCMS urine specimen
 Assist the physician with a routine physical exam
 Clean up after the exam
Spell/pronounce/define medical abbreviations
Spell/pronounce/define obstetric medical terms
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Work Based Learning (choice 6-12 weeks), semester 2
Exit Outcomes
• Core of knowledge, skills and work habits to achieve entry level employment in
a variety of outpatient health care work sites.
• Individualized career exploration, through classroom and Work-Based Learning
opportunities, relative to the student’s broad and specific occupational interest.
• Identification of and support for achieving an individualized Career Path Plan, to
include post high school College or vocational training.
• National certification in CPR/First Aid at the healthcare level.
• College articulation at LCC, Davenport or Baker College (optional).
• Phlebotomy: NHA Certificate eligible/College Articulation (optional).
Work Based Learning Opportunities
 Clinical experience in local facilities including: hospitals, urgent care,
physician/dentist offices, out-patient laboratories, physical therapy, athletic
training, pharmacy, EMS and veterinarian offices.
 Industry Advisory Board
 Industry field trips/tours
 Occupational speakers
Professional Dress:
1st and 2nd Year - Lab coat, a watch with a second hand required for passing vital
signs.
Grading Policy
TERM/TRI- OR SEMESTER GRADING SCALE
Grades will be based on a combination of assessments of knowledge, skills and
work habits. In order to receive credit for a test, quiz or skill, you must have a score
of 70% (C-). This is based on a standard established in post-secondary school
programs, representing the level of achievement necessary to be employable in the
Medical Technology Careers field.
Skills/Knowledge for competency completion (test/quiz) will be scored on a 100 point
scale. These scores will be averaged at the end of the marking period with a
possible total of 100 points, comprising 65% of the final grade.
Medical Technology Careers
Learning introductory knowledge of medication treatment
 Find medication information in physicians' desk reference
 Identify a drug by comparing it with drugs in PDR
 Read, write and phone in a prescription
 Teach patient about injections/allergic reactions
Manage medical office records (SOAP recording, POMR)
Job shadowing
 Schedule a work observation
 Fill out a daily skill observation sheet while on work experience
 Compose and send a letter of appreciation to the agency
Work habits will be rated weekly by the student and the instructor. These scores will
be averaged at the end of the marking period with a possible total of 50 points,
comprising 35% of the final grade.
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TEST RULES
1. You must score 70% or better to pass a test. This is based on a standard
established in postsecondary programs, representing the level of achievement to be
employed in this field.
2. If you do not pass a test with 70% or better, you must retake the test. 3. If you do not
pass the test on the first try with 70% or better, you must complete the following
steps.
TEST GRADING SCALE
93-100%
90-92%
87-89%
83-86%
80-82%
77-79%
73-76%
70-72% Minimum Standard
TEST RETAKE RULES
1. Write each question you have missed as you see it on the test. Give the test back to
your teachers.
2. Write out a complete sentence for each answer. Write the text and page number
you found the answer on.
3. First, answer all of the questions that you can find easily. Next, go back and try to
answer the remaining questions. Go over the questions you can't find with your
teacher. If you wish, your teacher will review them for accuracy the day before the
test.
4. You have until the following Friday to complete the questions before taking the
retake test. Use the questions to study.
5. You must hand in the completed questions before the test date. If questions are not
finished or the test is not passed, credit cannot be given.
6. Ten points will be subtracted from your second score.
Medical Technology Careers
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
C-
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MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CAREERS GUIDELINES FOR MAKEUP WORK
The students work together as a team and resource group. Most of the hands-on
laboratory work is done individually. This poses scheduling complications when
students miss class, for whatever the reason. The scheduling problem is compounded
when students start to fall behind.
The MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CAREERS classroom will follow the guidelines below
for missed work or competencies that have not been met as scheduled:
The group/classroom assignments are on file in the daily assignment book. Any
student missing a day at the CACC should make a copy of the assignments.
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The assignments should be done at home unless it requires laboratory time. If
laboratory time is needed, a student may use individual work days or makeup
days to complete the work. This will allow a student time to make up
reading/written assignments, yet not consume class time scheduled for
lectures, demonstrations, etc.
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The student is expected to continue to prepare for new work, rather than stop
until caught up. This will require extra effort for a period of time, but allow the
student to continue working with the group covering new material.
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The student may opt to work with a teacher consultant, at this time, if it is
determined that the student's learning style/capabilities are interfering with his
or her progress.
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A student who misses a great deal of work is going to have a more difficult time
catching up. A reasonable amount of time will be given to the student. When it
is determined that a student's progress is disrupted due to failure to complete
competencies, a staffing (a meeting with the student, parent, instructor and
Career Center staff) will be set up to discuss the students options. Those
options may include scheduling time with a teacher consultant for additional
help or returning to the home school. The options will vary depending on the
circumstances for each student.
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