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U.S. Academy
U.S. Academy - Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Looking to improve or enhance your career? U.S. Academy is dedicated to helping you build a career you can be proud of! We offer a practical approach and hands-on training so that you feel confident and prepared for the workplace.
We offer daily support and guidance from our faculty and staff, along with tutoring options when extra help is needed. Our dedicated career services team helps you with resume development, interview skills, and career placement assistance with local employers.
Here are just a few things you can expect from U.S. Academy:
- Enrollment is ongoing so you can start class when it’s convenient for you.
- Programs can be completed in as few as 16 weeks!*
- Our tuition includes your books, class materials, and uniform.
- We offer a tuition payment plan to help make the cost more affordable.
- A career services representative will help you with your resume, interview skills and will help connect you with local employers.**
- Our programs have a hands-on lab and an externship component so you’ll get real world-experience in your field.
Our short-term programs help you find long term success!
*Length varies by program. **U.S. Academy does not promise or guarantee employment to any student or graduate.
The Clinical Medical Assistant program is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully perform multi-faceted functions in a physician’s office. Back office skills are emphasized along with basic medical terminology and anatomy. An extensive hands-on lab is also provided and students will demonstrate proficiency in various back office skills including vital signs, measurements, patient history, physical examination, minor office surgery, calculation of medication doses and administration, laboratory procedures, venipuncture, capillary puncture, EKGs, and emergency medical procedures.
This program prepares students for entry-level positions, such as Medical Assistant, Clinical Assistant and Nursing Clinical Assistant.
Program length - 16 weeks
The Phlebotomy Technician program will help students gain the skills and knowledge needed to work in a clinical laboratory, hospital, clinic, or physician’s office setting. This program will cover basic phlebotomy skills, including infection control, universal precautions and safety, anatomy and physiology of body systems (emphasizing the circulatory system), and appropriate medical terminology. Additional class time is provided in advanced infectious disease control and biohazards, anticoagulation theory, and knowledge of pre-analytical sources of error in specimen collection. Students will then perform a mandatory externship of practical instruction and experience in phlebotomy.
This program prepares students for entry-level positions, such as Phlebotomists, Clinical Lab Assistant, Lab Assistant, Lab Specimen Processor, Accessioner, Mobile Phlebotomists, Clinical Assistant, Floor Donor Technician, Research Assistant and Health Screener.
Program length - 16 weeks
3383 N State Road 7, Suite B
Lauderdale Lakes,