{ "college": "santiago-canyon-college", "edition": "2025-2026", "code": "VMED", "name": "Vocational: Medical", "sourceUrl": "https://sccollege.elumenapp.com/catalog/catalog/courses", "courses": [ { "code": "VMED 010", "subject": "VMED", "number": "010", "title": "Overview of the Nursing Assistant Training Program", "units": "0", "hours": "0.56 hours lecture weekly, 10 contact hours total", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This course is designed to provide an introduction to the clinical and theoretical requirements for the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program. All students enrolled in this class participate in CPR education/simulation. Students have the option to obtain their CPR certification from another provider, should they choose to do so.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 011", "subject": "VMED", "number": "011", "title": "Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training", "units": "0", "hours": "13.33 hours lecture weekly, 240 contact hours total", "advisory": "VMED 010 (Overview of the Nursing Assistant Training Program) Completion of VMED 010 and a valid CPR certification should be obtained prior to enrolling in this class", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "Designed for students who want to become Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA), this course includes theory and clinical segments designed to prepare them to complete the CNA certification and potentially seek employment as entry-level healthcare assistants. Upon completion, the student will be prepared to take the California certification exam. Students must complete all lecture hours and clinical training hours to be eligible to take the certification exam.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 020", "subject": "VMED", "number": "020", "title": "Overview of the Medical Assistant Training Program", "units": "0", "hours": "0.56 hours lecture weekly, 10 contact hours total", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "Designed for students interested in becoming medical assistants, this course provides an overview of the areas of study in the medical assistant training program, including medical terminology, body systems, human diseases, clinical procedures, microbiology and surgical assisting. An emphasis is placed on the required coursework to take the exam to become a Registered Medical Assistant (RMA). Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 021", "subject": "VMED", "number": "021", "title": "Medical Terminology for Medical Assistants", "units": "0", "hours": "3.33 hours lecture weekly, 60 contact hours total", "advisory": "VMED 020 (Overview of the Medical Assistant Training Program)", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "Designed for students interested in becoming medical assistants, this course is an introduction to medical terminology, including the techniques of medical word building using basic word elements. Topics include: major suffixes in the surgical, diagnostic, symptomatic groups and related suffixes; suffixes denoting adjective, noun, singular and plural forms of medical words; major prefixes denoting position, number and measurement, negation, direction and anatomical, physiological and pathological terms. Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 022", "subject": "VMED", "number": "022", "title": "Business Procedures for Medical Assistants", "units": "0", "hours": "10 hours lecture weekly, 180 contact hours total", "advisory": "VMED 020 (Overview of the Medical Assistant Training Program)", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "Designed for students interested in becoming medical assistants, this course covers the role of communications, ethics, health insurance, pharmacology, bookkeeping/records, office management, personal organization (supplies, equipment use and maintenance, mail/postage), ergonomics, and safety factors. Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 023", "subject": "VMED", "number": "023", "title": "Body Systems for Medical Assistants", "units": "0", "hours": "3.33 hours lecture weekly, 60 contact hours total", "advisory": "VMED 020 (Overview of the Medical Assistant Training Program)", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "Designed for students interested in becoming medical assistants, this course covers the systems of the human body. Students will learn about cell structure and special senses, the endocrine system, the skeletal system, the muscular system, the integumentary system, the circulatory system, the respiratory system, the nervous system, the digestive system, the urinary and the reproductive systems. Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 024", "subject": "VMED", "number": "024", "title": "Human Diseases and Disorders for Medical Assistants", "units": "0", "hours": "3.33 hours lecture weekly, 60 contact hours total", "advisory": "VMED 020 (Overview of the Medical Assistant Training Program)", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "Designed for students interested in becoming medical assistants, this course is an overview of human diseases. It covers pathology and oncology, diseases of the eyes/ears, skeletal system diseases and disorders, muscular system diseases and disorders, endocrine diseases and disorders, skin diseases, diseases of the blood and immune systems, respiratory diseases and disorders, neurological disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, diseases of the urinary system and disorders of the reproductive systems. Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 025", "subject": "VMED", "number": "025", "title": "Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants", "units": "0", "hours": "6.67 hours lecture weekly, 120 contact hours total", "advisory": "VMED 020 (Overview of the Medical Assistant Training Program)", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "Designed for students interested in becoming medical assistants, this course provides an introduction to clinical procedures. Students will learn how to perform the following procedures: complete physical examinations (CPX), eye and ear lavages, bandaging and wound care, handling emergencies using mobility assisting devices, electrocardiography and mounting the results record, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), pulmonary function tests, hemoglobin and glucose testing, and taking throat cultures. Students will also learn how to use clinical charting abbreviations, universal precautions and sterile techniques, assist with pap and pelvic examinations, perform pregnancy tests, set up rectal trays, assist with pediatrics, and prepare special diets. Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 026", "subject": "VMED", "number": "026", "title": "Surgical Assisting for Medical Assistants", "units": "0", "hours": "5 hours lecture weekly, 90 contact hours total", "advisory": "VMED 020 (Overview of the Medical Assistant Training Program)", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "Designed for students interested in becoming medical assistants, this course is a hands-on experience covering the following topics: using various methods to achieve asepsis to control growth of microbes, performing strep tests and throat cultures including instructions for culture and sensitivity, obtaining specimens, using a microscope and other medical office instruments, identifying surgical instruments and their uses, sanitizing and disinfecting surgical instruments with special emphasis on autoclaving, setting up sterile trays for minor office surgeries, surgical assisting, scrubbing and gloving, preparing the skin, preparing the patient. Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 027", "subject": "VMED", "number": "027", "title": "Externship for Medical Assistants", "units": "0", "hours": "8.33 hours lecture weekly, 150 contact hours total", "advisory": "VMED 020 (Overview of the Medical Assistant Training Program); VMED 021 (Medical Terminology for Medical Assistants); VMED 022 (Business Procedures for Medical Assistants); VMED 023 (Body Systems for Medical Assistants); VMED 024 (Human Diseases and Disorders for Medical Assistants); VMED 025 (Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants); VMED 026 (Surgical Assisting for Medical Assistants)", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "Designed for students interested in becoming medical assistants, this course provides experience in a selected physician’s office or health care facility. The medical assisting student is supervised and evaluated by qualified medical personnel. The student will have an opportunity for equal exposure to administrative and clinical experience and is required to meet and discuss learning with the instructor on a regular basis. Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 030", "subject": "VMED", "number": "030", "title": "Introduction to Caregiving", "units": "0", "hours": "1.33 hours lecture weekly, 24 contact hours total", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This course is designed to prepare students to assist the elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities with daily living activities at the person's home or in a care facility. Duties performed at a place of residence may include keeping house (making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes) and preparing meals. Topics covered include methods of advising families, the elderly, convalescents, and persons with disabilities regarding such things as nutrition, cleanliness, and household activities. Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 031", "subject": "VMED", "number": "031", "title": "Caregiver Training", "units": "0", "hours": "2.33 hours lecture weekly, 42 contact hours total", "advisory": "VMED 030 (Introduction to Caregiving)", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experience as caregivers. Students will apply caregiver skills in a simulated caregiving environment. Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 050", "subject": "VMED", "number": "050", "title": "Introduction to Healthcare Occupations", "units": "0", "hours": "3.33 hours lecture weekly, 60 contact hours total", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "This course is designed for students interested in pursuing a career in healthcare. An overview will be provided of various healthcare occupations including: audiologist, cardiovascular technologist, dental assistant, dental hygienist, diagnostic medical sonographer, electrocardiograph technician, emergency medical technician, health information technician, medical records technician, medical assistant, nurse, nurse assistant, mental health technician, occupational therapist, pharmacy technician, phlebotomist, physical therapist, radiographer, and respiratory care therapist. Students will learn the duties and benefits of these careers as well as the academic and clinical requirements necessary to work in each position.Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 051", "subject": "VMED", "number": "051", "title": "Healthcare Support Worker Pathways", "units": "0", "hours": "1.11 hours lecture weekly, 20 contact hours total", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "Designed for students who are preparing to enter a healthcare occupation, this class provides instruction on how to identify and follow a pathway to a career in healthcare. Topics include noncredit to credit academic pathways, noncredit to workforce pathways, and applying for employment as a healthcare support worker. Students will prepare a job-specific application for a healthcare career of their choice. Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 060", "subject": "VMED", "number": "060", "title": "Home Health Aide (HHA) Theory Training for Certified Nurse Assistants (C.N.A)", "units": "0", "hours": "1.33 hours lecture weekly, 24 contact hours total", "advisory": "VMED 011 (Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training) or Nursing Assistant Certification (C.N.A)", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "The Home Health Aide (HHA) program prepares individuals who hold Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) certificates to develop the knowledge and skill set necessary for working as Home Health Aides. The instruction builds and expands on CNA training with increased focus and experience in the areas of medical and social patient needs, personal care services, nutrition, cleaning, and home care. Open Entry/Open Exit. Former Title: VMED 060, Overview of the Home Health Aide Training Program (Fall 2024)", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 061", "subject": "VMED", "number": "061", "title": "Home Health Aide (HHA) Clinical Training for Certified Nurse Assistants (C.N.A)", "units": "0", "hours": "1.33 hours lecture weekly, 24 contact hours total", "advisory": "VMED 011 (Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training) or Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Certification; VMED 060 (Home Health Aide (HHA) Theory Training for Certified Nurse Assistants (C.N.A))", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "The Home Health Aide program prepares individuals who are Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs) to attain certification as Home Health Aides. The program is designed to comply with both State and Federal regulations and includes clinical hands-on experience in Home Health Agencies, Skilled Nursing Facilities, or Hospitals. The instruction builds and expands on CNA training with an increased focus on developing skills in personal care services, nutrition, cleaning, and home care. Successful students will be eligible to obtain their California Home Health Aide (HHA) Certification. Open Entry/Open Exit Former Title: VMED 061, Home Health Aide (HHA) Training (Fall 2024)", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 070", "subject": "VMED", "number": "070", "title": "Acute Care Theory for Nurse Assistants", "units": "0", "hours": "5 hours lecture weekly, 90 contact hours total", "advisory": "VMED 011 (Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training) or Current and Active Certified Nursing Assistant License issued by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "With an emphasis on acute care theory, this course prepares the student to provide basic personal care to patients in the acute care setting. Students will learn to effectively communicate with peers, instructors, patients, families, and employees of the facility. This is the first course in a sequence of classes designed to encourage the mastery of tasks consistent with entry-level employment in the acute care setting. Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 071", "subject": "VMED", "number": "071", "title": "Acute Care Practice for Nurse Assistants", "units": "0", "hours": "7.33 hours lecture weekly, 132 contact hours total", "advisory": "VMED 011 (Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training) or Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) License and VMED 070 (Acute Care Theory for Nurse Assistants)", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "With an emphasis on the clinical practice of acute care skills, this course is designed to train students for employment as nursing assistants in the acute care facility. Integrated throughout the course are essential employability skills for the healthcare industry. Content area skills focus on direct patient care of the acute and chronically ill patients. Safety practices in the acute care setting will be emphasized. Students will work with neonatal and postpartum care, elimination, surgery, admissions, transfers, and discharges. Open Entry/Open Exit.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 080", "subject": "VMED", "number": "080", "title": "Introduction to the Behavior Technician Program", "units": "0", "hours": "1.33 hours lecture weekly, 24 contact hours total", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "The behavior technician progra", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 081", "subject": "VMED", "number": "081", "title": "Behavior Technician Certification Training", "units": "0", "hours": "1.33 hours lecture weekly, 24 contact hours total", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "The behavior technician program prepares individuals for a certification exam and frontline work in the field of applied behavior analysis. This is an entry-level program designed to meet training national requirements for certification as a behavior technician. Classes in this course will cover defining behavior, Functional Behavior Assessment, Antecedent and Consequence Interventions, Measurement, Community and Social Skills, and Ethics and Professionalism. This is the second course in a two-course series. Students who successfully complete both courses in this series will learn the skills required to take any of the three nationally accredited behavior technician exams, such as Applied Behavior Analysis Technician (ABAT), Board Certified Autism Technician (BCAT), and Registered Behavior Technician (RBT).", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 090", "subject": "VMED", "number": "090", "title": "Introduction to Medical Coding", "units": "0", "hours": "2.67 hours lecture weekly, 60 contact hours total", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "Introduces the student to concepts of medical coding that can be combined with medical billing by using coding knowledge and skills that align with the medical billing workflow. Topics covered are: Learning medical coding fundamentals using ICD-10-CM, CPT and HCPCS level II coding sets. Reporting diagnoses, provider services and procedures by abstracting coding information from medical records and learn legal, ethical and reimbursement issues as it relates to medical coding.", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 091", "subject": "VMED", "number": "091", "title": "Introduction to Medical Billing", "units": "0", "hours": "3.33 hours lecture weekly, 60 contact hours total", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "Introduces students to concepts and skills needed for a successful career in medical office billing. Students will learn current procedural terminology, the general flow of information in a medical office, and the role of computers. Open Entry/Open Exit. Former Title: VBUS 080, Introduction to Medical Billing", "notes": [], "offered": [] }, { "code": "VMED 100", "subject": "VMED", "number": "100", "title": "Introduction to Lactation Educator Specialist", "units": "0", "hours": "1.39 hours lecture weekly, 25 contact hours total", "cid": [], "transfer": [], "description": "The Lactation Educator Specialist Program prepares individuals interested in promoting health and wellness to become lactation educators. This is the first course in a two-course series that meets the standards of the Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Committee (LEAARC). Courses will cover local and global public health considerations, basic breastfeeding management such as basic anatomy and physiology of lactation, positioning and latch, common breastfeeding challenges, and counseling skills. This is the first course in a two-course series.", "notes": [], "offered": [] } ] }